English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Aggborough

Early-attested site in the Parish of Madresfield

Historical Forms

  • Acberge, Acberugh 1196,1227 FF
  • Akberwe 1275 SR
  • Agbarwe, Ackebarwe 1312 FF 1322 Ipm

Etymology

'Oak-hill,' v. ac , beorg , cf. Aggberrow in Longdon supra 208.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement