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.

Ildeberg

Early-attested site in the Parish of Evenlode

Historical Forms

  • Gildbeorh 969 BCS1238 12th
  • Ildeberga 1086 DB
  • Gildeneberga 13 ChronEv

Etymology

Ildeberg (lost), Gildbeorh 969 (12th) BCS 1238, Ildeberga 1086 DB, Gildeneberga 13 ChronEv. 'Hill of the guild or guildsmen', v. gild , gilda , beorg , and for a discussion of names of this type, cf. Wo 124.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement