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.

Henborough Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Culmstock

Historical Forms

  • Hintebergh 1238 Ass
  • Hundebergh 1244 Ass
  • Indeburgh 1249 Ass
  • Hyndeburgh 1281 Ass
  • Hyndebergh 1301 Ass

Etymology

Possibly 'behind the hill,' v. beorg . There is a hill between this place and Culmstock village.

Places in the same Parish