English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Maunby

Major Settlement in the Parish of Kirby Wiske

Historical Forms

  • Mannebi, Mannesbi 1086 DB
  • Magnebi, Magneby 1157 RichReg 1301 LS
  • Maghen(e)by 1198 Fount 1328 Banco 1344 YD
  • Maun(e)by 1310 Ch 1362 AD 14 RichReg

Etymology

'Magni's farm' from ON  Magni and by.

Places in the same Parish