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.

Dolbury

Early-attested site in the Parish of Broad Clyst

Historical Forms

  • Dulleberi 1201 FF
  • Dollebyr' 1294 Ass
  • Dolbury-Hill 1630 Westcote

Etymology

The first element is identical with that discussed under Dolbeare supra 464. The second is burh .There is an ancient camp here.