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.

Oldbury

Early-attested site in the Parish of Eastington

Historical Forms

  • Oldebiri 1199–1216 Berk
  • le Oldburie c.1603 TRMB

Etymology

Oldbury, Oldebiri 1199–1216 Berk, le Oldburie c. 1603TRMB .'The old part of the town', v. ald , burh , and cf. Oldbury (66supra ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement