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.

Sedbury

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tidenham

Historical Forms

  • Sothebur' 1279 MinAcct
  • Soncheberi (sic for Southeberi) 1307 Inq
  • Sudburie, Sudbury 1562,1619,1639 FF
  • Sedbury 1638 GR262 1830 M

Etymology

Sedbury, Sothebur '1279MinAcct , Soncheberi (sic for Southeberi )1307 Inq, Sudburie , Sudbury 1562, 1619, 1639FF , Sedbury 1638GR 262, 1830 M. 'South fortification', v. sūð , burh , which refers to the site of a Roman camp overlooking the R. Severn.