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.

Westbury Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Offley

Historical Forms

  • Westbury 1418 Cl 1475 IpmR
  • De la Mares 1377 ib
  • Delameresmaner' 1412 FF
  • de la Mare 1307 SR 1382 IpmR

Etymology

Westbury Fm is Westbury 1418 Cl, 1475 IpmR. It was alternatively known as De la Mares 1377 ib. Delameresmaner '1412 FF from the family of Robert de la Mare (1307SR , 1382 IpmR). v. burh (manorial) and infra 243.