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.

Wallbury

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Hallingbury

Historical Forms

  • Wallā 1086 DB
  • Walla 1212 Fees
  • Hallingbir(iam) de Walla 1212 RBE 1227 Fees
  • Hallingbyr Attewalle 1261 FF
  • Hal(l)in(g)ber(i) de (la) Walle 1219,1235 Fees 1235 Ass
  • la Walle, la Walle in Hallinggebiri 1240,1267 Ch
  • Hallyngeb'y la Walle 1248 Ass
  • Wal(le)bury, Wal(le)bery 1324–41 Cl 1324–96 IpmR

Etymology

Wallbury is Wallā 1086 DB, Walla 1212 Fees, Hallingbir (iam ) de Walla 1212 RBE, 1227 Fees, Hallingbyr Attewalle 1261 FF, Hal (l )in (g )ber (i ) de (la ) Walle 1219, 1235 Fees, 1235Ass , la Walle , la Walle in Hallinggebiri 1240, 1267 Ch, Hallyngeb 'y la Walle 1248Ass , Wal (le )bury , Wal (le )bery 1324–41 Cl, 1324–96 IpmR. v. burh . The place owes its name to the prehistoric cliff-camp, known as Wallbury Camp (v. HM ii, 93). Cf. Wallwood Ho infra 102 and Walbury Beacon (Ha), on the site of a Roman camp.