Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Hibaldestowa 1066–87 Dugdi 12 RAi 1087–88 LS c1115 P 1177,1178,1179 Welles a1219

• Hibaldestoua c1115 LS 1150–60 Dane 1163 RAi 1191 P

• Hibaldesto 1164,1165,1166,1167 P 1192,1193 ib

• Hibaldestov c1170 RAiv

• Hibaldestoue l12 CollTop

• Hibaldestowe Hy2 Dugdvi 1319 FF 1201 CNat 1215 Ass m14 Peace 1287 1395

• Hibaldestouwe 1219 Ass p1393 HPFees

• Hybaldestowe 1215 PetWB 1245 FF 1254 ValNor 1266,1268 RAii 1271 RH 1465 Fine

• Hybaldestouwe 1227 Ch

• Hibaldstow 1189 Ch 1332 FA 1431

• Hibaldstow Cornwell 1724 Dixon

• Hibaldstowe 1242 RRG 1300 Ipm 1316 FA 1343 NI

• Hybaldstowe 1291 Tax 1381 RAii 1388 Peace 1535 VEiv 1536 CollTop

• Hybaldstow 1314 Selby

• Hibalstow 1276 RH 1348 FA

• Hibalstowe 1428 FA 1503 LCCA 1504 Ipm 1553 Pat

• Hibalstowe Cornwall or Hibalstow Biron 1671 Red

• Hybalstowe 1465 Fine 1545–47 MinAcct

• Hybalstowe alias Hyberstowe 1547 Pat

• Hiboldestou 1086 DB c1128 ChronPetro 12

• Hiboldestow' 1202 Ass

• Hiboldestowe 1226 Cur 1375 Peace

• Huboldestou 1087–88 RAi

• Hubaldstowe 1356 BPR

• Hib'stowe 1576 LER

• Hiberstow 1610 Speed 1612 DCLB 1697 Pryme 1709 Reeve

• Hibstowe alias Hibalstow 1589 DCLB

• Hylbaldstede (sic) 1503 FF

• Hylbalested (sic) 1504 Pat

• Hibaldsted, Hailbalested (sic) 1504 Cl

Etymology

The burial-place, the place dedicated to St Hygebald', v. stōw .Saints c1000 states Đonne resteð sancte Higebold in Lindesige on þare stowe þe is genemnod Cecesege , neah þære ea , þe is genemnod Oncel (i.e. R. Ancolme). The earlier name for Hibaldstow was Cecesege 'Cec's island of land', v. ēg , which is topographically appropriate. The first el. is the OE  pers.n. Cec . The interchange between stōw and stede has only been noted in the early 16th century.

The manors of Hibaldstow were held respectively by the Duchy of Cornwall and by the Biron family, cf. John Biron Esq u1671Red .