Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Cvinbvrg 1086 DB

• Queniburg' c.1130 LeicSurv l.12 GarCart e.13 BHosp 1271 RTemple

• LCDeed (p), Queniburgo l.12 GarCart

• Queniburc l.12 1199 FF 1212 GarCart 1227 GildR 13 GarCh

• Queniburgh 1226 Fine 1259 Cur 1361 LCDeeds 1379 Ass 1517 Ipm 1533 Fine

• Queniborowe 1377 SR 1540 Fine

• Queneburhcht 1156 Ch 1318

• Queneburch Hy2 Dugd

• Queneburg 1258 RHug

• Queneborou 1272 Ipm

• Quenyburg' Hy2 Dugd 1403 Pat 1409 PRep

• Quenyburgh 1301 Ch 1303 Pat 1510 Rental 1540 Ipm

• Quenybourgh 1361 1362 BPR

• Quenburgh' Hy2 Dugd

• Quenburg' 1254 Val 1263 RGrav

• Quenigburg' 1220 MHW 1258 RHug 1339 Selby

• Quenigborc 1242 Fees

• Quenygburgh 1327 SR

• Queingburc 1233 Fees

• Queingbur' 1241 RGros

• Queingburg' 1241 1253 Cur

• Queningburc 1236 Fees

• Queningburg' 1252 GildR 1258 Selby 1282,1339 et passim

• Queningburgh' 1332 LCh 1339 Selby

• Quenyngburgh' 1274 Banco c.1291 Tax 1434 Selby 1459 Moulton

• Quenyngbor' 1299 Ipm

• Quenyngbourgh 1361 ib

• Quenyngbrugh 1520 Deed

• Queningborow(e) 1569 LeicW 1576 LibCl

• Quinningborow 1616 LML

• Quenesborgh 1436 Pat

• Quenesburgh 1502 Ipm

• Quenesbyrgh 1506 ib

• Queneburrogh 1506 Ipm

• Queneborough(e) 1513 LP 1536,1546 AAS 1548 Ex-Rel

• Queneborowe 1541 MiscAccts 1546 AAS 1549 Pat 1550 Deed

• Quenebrough 1546 AAS 1550 Pat

• Quennyborow(e) 1523 AAS 1528 Visit 1529,1533 AAS

• Quenyboroughe 1535 VE

• Quenyborowe 1535 1604 SR

• Quenyboro 1576 Saxton

• Quen(n)iborowe 1542 RTemple 1542 Fine 1607,1613 LML

• Queniboro 1610 Speed

• Queniburrough 1641 LML

• Queniborough 1706 ib

Etymology

'The queen's manor', v. cwēn , burh . Note the occasional later forms which have been accorded a masc. gen.sg. in -es , as in Quenby.