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.

Manby

Early-attested site in the Parish of Broughton

Historical Forms

  • Mannebi 1086 DB a1175,1175 Goke 1191,1192 P 1205–23 Goke 1209 P a1223 Goke
  • Manneb' Stephen CollTop
  • Manneby c1216 CNat m14 Ch 1257 YearBk 1310 FA 1316 Yarb 1532
  • Manneby iuxta Bergh'ton 1329 Ass
  • Manneby iuxta Caisthorp' 1370 Yarb
  • Manebi 1181 P
  • Manby 1340 Pat 1344 Yarb 1383,1383 Fine 1387,1388 Cl
  • Manby iuxta Raventhorpe 1487 Yarb
  • Manbye 1610 Speed

Etymology

'Manni's farmstead, village', v. . The first el. is the ODan  pers.n. Manni . The place is described as being near Broughton, Castlethorpe and Raventhorpe, the name surviving in Manby Hall infra . v. also Manley Wapentake supra .