Aldbrough
Major Settlement in the Parish of Aldbrough
Historical Forms
- Aldenburg 1086 DB
- Aldeburh, Aldeburg(h) 12th Nunkeel 1115 YCh 1409 ADii
- Aldeburh in Holdernesse 1334 FF
- Audeburg(h), Audebur 1127–40 YCh 1228 RegAlb 1228,1252 Ebor 1285 KI
- Aldaburga' 1160–2 YCh1307
- Aldburgh(e) late12th Nunkeel 1413 BodlCh
- Alteburg' 1205 ChR
- Alburgh 1504 NCWills 1512 FF 1523 YD
- Oldburgh 1542 NCWills
- Awbrough 1588 FF
- A(u)brough 1650 ParlSurv
Etymology
'Old stronghold,' v. (e)ald, burh . The Aude - spellings are Anglo-Norman (cf. IPN 113).