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.

Willbury Hill Farm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stotfold

Historical Forms

  • Wiligbyrig 1007 Crawf

Etymology

The bury here is clearly the camp on Willbury Hill, the whole name being 'willow-camp.' v. welig , wylig .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement