Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Normanebi 1086 DB c1115 LS c1128 ChronPetro 12

• Nordmanab[i] c1115 LS

• Normanneby 1206 Ass

• Normanby 1212 Fees 1215–20 RAiv 1231 PetLN 1242–43 Fees c1263 RAii 1275 RH 1287 Ipm

• Normanby iuxta Burton'stather 1288 Ass 1304 Ipm 1316 FA

• Normanby next Burton 1559 Shef

• Normanby iuxta Burton Stather 1580 ib

• Normanbye 1549 Pat 1579 Shef

• Normanbie 1549 Pat

• Normanbee 1575 Shef

• Northmanby 1295 Ass

Etymology

'The farmstead, village of the Norwegians', v. Norðmann , gen.pl. Norðmanna , bȳ , a reference to an isolated settlement of Norwegian Vikings. The name occurs also in L as Normanby le Wold, PN L 3, 71–72, and as Normanby by Spital and Normanby by Stow in LWR.