Monksbury
Early-attested site in the Parish of Little Hallingbury
Historical Forms
- Hallyngebere monach' 1285 Ass
- Monketon Bury 1539 LP
- manor of Monkysburye alias Halyngburye 1544 ib
Etymology
Monksbury is Hallyngebere monach '1285Ass , Monketon Bury 1539 LP, manor of Monkysburye alias Halyngburye 1544 ib.'The monks' manor,' v. burh . According to Morant (ii, 514–15) the estate was given by Eudo Dapifer to St John's Abbey, Colchester, but the contexts of the above references show that the monks were those of Bermondsey. v. also Monk's Wood infra . For Monketon , cf. Monkton Barn infra 183.