Oldbury on the Hill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Didmarton
Historical Forms
- on Ealdanbyri 972 BCS1282 10th
- Aldeberie 1086 DB
- Aldebir' 1221 Ass
- Audibure 1216 ClR
- Audeburia 1220 Fees
- Audebir(e) 1221 Ass 1280 Cl
- Adebiri 1252 Ch
- Odebur' 1291 Tax
- Old(e)bur(y), Old(e)bure, Old(e)byr(y) 1273 Ipm 1287 Ass 1287 QW 1291 Episc 1479 Pat
- Bordones Old(e)byr(y), Burdones Old(e)byr(y) 1362,1495 Ipm
- Old(e)byr(y) sup. montem 1696 PR
- Old(e)byr(y) on the Hill 1756 ib
Etymology
'The old fortification', v. ald , burh . Called 'on the Hill' to distinguish it from Oldbury upon Severn (8supra ), and 'Burdones' from the family of Bordon or Burdon who held the manor in the 14th century (1303, 1346 FA); cf. also Burdon Court (32infra ).