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.

Eggbeer

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cheriton Bishop

Historical Forms

  • Eighebera 1086 DB(Exon)
  • Eigebere
  • Eggebere 1242 Fees785 1270 Ass
  • Eggebyare 1310 Exon
  • Eggebeare c.1320 Exon
  • Eggibere 1279 Ass
  • Lyteleggebeare 1441 Pat
  • Eghbeare 1275 RH 1285 FA
  • Eggenebere 1303 FA

Etymology

'Ecga 's wood,' bearu.