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.

Halsbury

Early-attested site in the Parish of Parkham

Historical Forms

  • Halesbere, Halesbire 1198 FF
  • Halesbir' 1237 Cl 1275 RH
  • Halesbury 1238 Ass
  • Hallesbur' 1281 Ass

Etymology

v. Halsdon infra 139. This place is on a neck of land and may be a compound of heals and burh , but the uniform spelling with medial e is surprising. See further Addenda supra lviii.