Ebrington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Ebrington
Historical Forms
- Bristentvne 1086 DB
- Edbrihttona 1155 Ch 1340
- Edbricton' 1200 Cur 1248 Ass
- Edbrichton' 1211–13 Fees
- Edbrighton' 1248,1320 Ass
- Edbritton 1282 Episc
- Edbrethon 1332 Ch
- Eadbrithona 1220 Fees
- Eadbrithton 1274 Episc
- Ebrihton, Ebryhton 1274 RH 1327 SR
- Ebrighton, Ebryghton 1301 FF 1314 Ipm 1328 Banco 1692 PR
- Ebryghton als. Eburton 1503 Ipm
- Ebryghton vulg. Ebberton 1675 Og
- Ebriton, Ebryton 1270 Ipm 1274 RH 1287 QW 1301 FA
- Ebriston, Ebryston 1276 Ipm 1350 BM
- Ebrizton 1316 FA
- Eberton 1371 BM
- Ebreton 1380 ib
- Eburton 1404 Ipm
- Ebarton 1542 LP
- Ebrington 1383 BM c.1560 Surv
- Ebrington als. Ebrighton 1581 FF
Etymology
'Ēadbeorht's farmstead', from the OE pers.n. Ēadbeorht and tūn.The DB form is erratic, but the medial -en - might suggest that originally the name had the medial connective -ing4 , which is, however, mostly lost.