Herringby
Major Settlement in the Parish of Stokesby with Herringby
Historical Forms
- Haringebei 1086 DB
- Haringebi 1177to1211 P 1261 Cl
- Haringbi 1203 Ass 1254–75 Val
- Harengby 1210–20 Norfolk 1254 NfA
- Haringby 1222,1240(p) FF 1250(p),1257(p),1269 Ass 1275 RH 1330 SR
- Haryngeby 1249 FF
- Haringeby 1250 Ass 1250 FF
- Haryngby 1302(p),1316 FA 1316to1415 FF 1317 Inqaqd 1322 Ipm 1330 SR 1335,1352 Pat 1415,1518 AD 1456to1470 Past
- Heringebi 1196 FF
- Heringbi 1209 Ass
- Heringeby 1272 Pat
- Heringby 1362 Cl
- Heryngby 1320–2,1321 Ipm 1464,1487 Past 1535 VE 1553 Pat
Etymology
ODan Hæring , OWScand Hæringr is a well evidenced pers.n. (v. DEPN s.n., Sandred 1988: 14, Insley 215). The spellings above show a weakly inflected counterpart and bȳ . The parish of Herringby was joined to that of Stokesby with the church of St Andrew some time after the Dissolution, and the parish church of St Ethelbert fell into ruin (EAA 51: 54). It had also served as the church for Herringby College, which was founded as an almshouse in 1475. Portions of the church and the college buildings remain in the grounds of Herringby Hall (v. NfA 31: 149).