Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Hasebere 1201 Cur 1280 Ass 1311 Ipm

• Haseberg(e) 1201 Cur

• Haselber(e) 1237 FF 1268 Ass 1275 Banco 1281 Cl 1489 AD

• Haselber(e) in Blakemor(e) 1268 Ass 1346 AddCh 1435 Cl

• Haselber(e) juxta Stokewak 1305 FF

• Hesilber(e) 1261 Cl

• Heselber(e) 1380 Pat

• Haselberg' 1268 Ass

• Haselbeare 1412 FA

• Haselbeyre 1556 Prideaux

• Asalber(e) 1291 Tax 1428 FA

• Hasalber(e) 1400 MinAcct

• Hasilber(e) 1458 AD

• Hasilber(e) Bryan' 1547 Prideaux

• Hasilbeare 1462 Pat

• Hasselbere 1547 Ct

• Haselbury Bryant 1811 OS

Etymology

'hazel wood', from hæsel and bearu , identical in origin with Haselbury Plucknett So (DEPN). Guy de Bryene was here in 1361 FF, 1388 Cl, cf. Alice de Briene 1393MinAcct (the surname is from Brienne in France). It is on the edges of Blackmoor Vale infra , cf. also Stoke Wake par. infra . Eyton 131–2 (tentatively followed by VCHDo 3 93) identifies the DB manor of Poleham (f. 81b) held by William de Moyon with Haselbury Bryan, but for the identifi- cation of this form with East Pulham, v. DBGazetteer 120, Pulham par. infra .