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 Court

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stapleton

Historical Forms

  • Aldebiriam 1188,1252 BrCh
  • Aldeberi 1208 Cur
  • Old(e)bury 1327 SR 1456 FF 1476 Pat 1564 FF
  • Old(e)bury in Stapulton 1430 ib

Etymology

Oldbury Court, Aldebiriam 1188, 1252 BrCh 8, 26, Aldeberi 1208 Cur, Old (e )bury 1327SR (p), 1456 FF, 1476 Patet freq to 1564FF , Old (e )bury in Stapulton 1430 ib. 'The old fortified place', v. ald , burh , probably a fortified manor house or farmstead.