Mardleybury
Early-attested site in the Parish of Welwyn
Historical Forms
- Merdelai 1086 DB 1323 Misc
- Mardele 1274 FF
- Mardleye 1282 1288 Cl 1327 Banco
- Mardleg 1307 Ipm
- Mardeleebury 1363 BM
- Mawdlebury t.Eliz ChancP
- Magdaleynebury 1555 FF
Etymology
'Marten(s') or weasel(s') clearing,' a compound of mearð or mearða (gen. pl.) and leah . Cf. Martley (PN Wo 62). For the later addition of bury , v. burh and infra 243.