Duntisbourne Leer
Early-attested site in the Parish of Duntisbourne Abbots
Historical Forms
- Tantesborne 1086 DB
- Duntesb(o)urn(e) Notebem 1275 Glouc
- Duntesb(o)urn(e) Lyre 1307 FF 1327 SR 1540 AOMB
- Duntesb(o)urn(e) Lyer 1540 MinAcct 1542 LP
- Dunsborne Lerr 1795 PR
Etymology
Duntisbourne Leer, Tantesborne 1086 DB, Duntesb (o )urn (e ) Notebem 1275 Glouc, Duntesb (o )urn (e ) Lyre 1307FF , 1327 SR, 1540AOMB , Duntesb (o )urn (e ) Lyer 1540MinAcct , 1542 LP, Dunsborne Lerr 1795 PR 16, with other spellings as for Duntisbourne Abbots (prec.). It was held in 1086 (DB) by the Abbey of Lire in Normandy, to whom it had been given by Roger de Laci. The affix -Notebem refers to Nutbeam (v. foll.).