Wyrardisbury
Major Settlement in the Parish of Wyrardisbury
Historical Forms
- Wirecesberie 1086 DB
- Wiredesbur' 1195 Cur
- Wyredeberia 1209–19 WellsR
- Wyredebiry 1230 FF 1241 Ass 1271 Pat
- Wiredebiri 1230 WellsR
- Wiredesbir 1237–40 Fees
- Wyretesby 1262 Ass
- Wyrardebury 1274 Fine
- Wyradesburi 1275 Ipm
- Wyredesburi 1284 FA
- Wyrardesbury 13th ADi 1312,1324 Fine 1451 ADi
- Wydardesbury 1338 Cl
- Wyraudesbury 1348 Pat
- Wyrardysbury 1489 Ipm
- Wraysbury 1536 LP 1766 J
- Wreysbury 1537 LP
- Wrethesbury 1546 LP
Etymology
'Wigræd's burh.' The second r in the spelling forms is clearly due to confusion and there has been a shifting of accent from the first to the second element in the pers. name. Cf. Sherington supra .