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.

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).