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.

Webbery

Early-attested site in the Parish of Alverdiscott

Historical Forms

  • Wibeberia 1086 DB(Exon)
  • Wiberie
  • Wibbebyria 1235 Bracton
  • Wibbebury 1326 Ipm
  • Wybbebeyre (sic) 1242 Fees795
  • Wybbebyre 1244 Ass
  • Wybbebire 1281 Exon
  • Wybburi 1333 SR

Etymology

'Wibba 's burh.'

Places in the same Parish