Welshbury Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Flaxley
Historical Forms
- Walsebery, Walsebury c.1275 For
Etymology
Welshbury Wood 1830 M, Walsebery , Walsebury c. 1275For . Probably 'the Welsh or Welshman's fortified place', v. welisc (wælisc), burh .It refers to an ancient large rectangular encampment.