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.

Pilsbury

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hartington Town Quarter

Historical Forms

  • Pilesberie 1086 DB
  • Pillesbury 1262 WollCh 1276 RH 1291 Tax 1325 Pat 1543 HarlCh
  • Spillisbiry als Pillesbiry 1304 Ipm
  • Pulysbury grange 1482 DuLa
  • Pilsbury grange 1577 Saxton

Etymology

Pilsbury, Pilesberie 1086 DB, Pillesbury 1262WollCh , 1276 RH, 1291 Tax, 1325 Patet passim to 1543HarlCh , Spillisbiry als Pillesbiry 1304 Ipm, Pulysbury grange 1482DuLa , Pilsbury grange 1577 Saxton. 'Pīl's fortified place', v. burh . Cf. Pilsley supra 161, 289 for the same pers.n.