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.

Padbury

Major Settlement in the Parish of Padbury

Historical Forms

  • Pateberie 1086 DB
  • Paddeberi Hamonis, Padebire Hamonis 1167 P
  • Padeberia 1185 RotDom 1186 P 1189 P
  • Padebire 1201 Fines
  • Paddesbur 1300–20 Linc
  • Paddebury 1363–98 Linc
  • Padburne Eliz ChancP

Etymology

'Padda's burh.' There is one independent 7th cent. example of the name Padda .

Places in the same Parish

None