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.

Catsbury Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hartpury

Historical Forms

  • Cattesber(e)we 1266 Glouc 1327 SR
  • Catsburrow 1784 M

Etymology

Catsbury Hill, 1830 M, Cattesber (e )we 1266 Glouc, 1327SR (p), Catsburrow 1784 M. 'The cat's grove', v. catt , bearu .