Normanby by Spital
Major Settlement in the Parish of Normanby by Spital
Historical Forms
- Normanestouu 1086 DB
- Normanebi (2x) DB
- Normanneby 1200 ChR 1202 Ass 1245 FF
- Nordmanabi c1115 LS
- Normanbi 1212 Fees
- Normanby 1246 Ipm 1254 ValNor 1276 RRGr 1271 FF 1291 Tax 1314 RAix 1314 Pat 1323 YearBk 1316 FA 1327 SR 1328 Banco
- Normanby iuxta Ouneby 1329 Ass 1332 SR
- Normanby juxta Ounesby 1334 Orig 1343 NI
- Normanby iuxta Glentham 1349,1353 FF 1359 Willsi
- Normanby next Spyttel 1545 LPxx
- Normanby nigh Ownby 1661 DCLB
- Normanbye 1576 Saxton 1610 Speed
- Normanbie 1576 LER
- Normanbie next Ownbie 1601 DCLB
- Normanbie next Ownebie 1614 1612 1703 Terrier
Etymology
'The farmstead, village of the Norwegians' from the gen.pl. Norðmanna of late OE Norðmann 'a Northman, a Norwegian' and bý , indicating an isolated settlement of Norwegians who accompanied the Danes in the settlement of Lincolnshire. The second el. of DB Normanestouu is OE stōw 'a place, a place of assembly', a form not supported by any later spellings. For Normanby, cf. Normanby le Wold PN L 3, 71–72. There are two more Normanbys in LWR, Normanby in Burton upon Stather and Normanby by Stow. The present example is described as near Spital on the Street, Glentham and Owmby.