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.

Nibley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Westerleigh

Historical Forms

  • Nubbelee 1189 GlastonInq
  • Nibelee 1287 QW
  • Nubbeleye 1327 SR
  • Nibbeley 1427 IpmR
  • Nibley, Nybley 1444 1777 M
  • South Nybley 1749 Will

Etymology

Nibley, Nubbelee 1189 GlastonInq, Nibelee 1287 QW, Nubbeleye 1327SR (p), Nibbeley 1427 IpmR, Nibley , Nybley 1444 ibet freq to 1777 M, South Nybley 1749 Will. Of the same origin as North Nibley (ii, 240supra ).