Woodbury
Major Settlement in the Parish of Woodbury
Historical Forms
- (on) Wudebirig, (on) Wudeburg(e) lande 1072–1103 Earle
- Wodeberia 1086 DB
- Wodebyr(e) 1242 Fees782 1286 Ch
- Wodebiri 1268 Ipm
- Wudeberi 1175 P
- Wdebir' 1212 Fees
- Wddebir' 1205 France
- Wadbury 1465 Pat
Etymology
v. wudu , burh . The name was probably first applied to the ancient 'castle' on the common here, round which there is still much woodland.