Marsh Gibbon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Marsh Gibbon
Historical Forms
- Merse 1086 DB 1214 Abbr 1229 Bract 1241,1247 Ass 1284 FA
- Gibbemers 1273 Ipm
- Mersh Gibwyne 1292 Ipm
- Mersshgibewyne 1323 Cl
- Marsh Gibbyon, Marsh Gubbyon Eliz ChancP
- Marsh Gibwen 1806 Lysons
Etymology
v. mersc . The connexion with the Gibwen family goes back to the 12th cent. (RBE 317).