Sedbury Park
Early-attested site in the Parish of Gilling
Historical Forms
- Sadberge 1157 RichReg 13 Easby
- Satberg 1257 Ch
- Saddeberge 1285 YI
- Sadbery 1301 LS 1328 Banco 1406 YI
- Sedbury 1519 FF
Etymology
Sedbury should be compared with Sedbergh (YWR) which is from ON setberg 'seat-hill.' Sedbury like Sadberge (PN NbDu) is probably a parallel formation, with Norw sate 'a small flat piece of ground on a hill' or even sætr 'shieling,' as in Sedbusk 260supra .