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.

Kibberdys

Early-attested site in the Parish of Saffron Walden

Historical Forms

  • Kebwurthehey 1248 Ch 1387 Walden
  • Carberdhey 1272 Ass
  • Keburdehey 1285 ib
  • Kybeworthiehaye 1336 Ipm
  • Kybworthey, Kibworthey 1374 Cl 1420 FA
  • Kevederhey 1539 LP
  • Kebberdie lane, Kebberdie wood 1605 WaldenA
  • Kebberdy wood 1777 C

Etymology

This is either the '(ge)hægor enclosure by some unrecorded place called Kebworth ' or 'belonging to a man named Kybworth ,' who came from Kibworth (Lei).