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.

Sibland

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thornbury

Historical Forms

  • Sibbelond 1309 FF
  • Sibelond(e), Sybelond(e) 1327 SR 1332 Heref 1401 FF
  • Siblond, Syblond 1394 1449 ADiv
  • Sybland 1608 Will

Etymology

Sibland, Sibbelond 1309FF , Sibelond (e ), Sybelond (e )1327SR , 1332 Heref (p), 1401FF , Siblond , Syblond 1394 ib, 1449 AD iv, Sybland 1608 Will.'Sibba's piece of land', from the OE  pers.n. Sib (b )a , v. land .