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.

Kilbury Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Buckfastleigh

Historical Forms

  • Killebiria t.Hy2 Oliver
  • Killebyry 13th Buckfast
  • Killebyre 1242 Fees771
  • Kyllebery, Kilebyre 13th Buckfast
  • Kellebir' 1275 RH
  • Kilebury juxta Bokfasteneslegh 1314 Ass

Etymology

'Cylla 's burh.'