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.

Danby on Ure

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thornton Steward

Historical Forms

  • Danebi, Daneby 1086 DB
  • Danby on Yore 1358 FF
  • Danby of Yeure 1530 Visit

Etymology

v. Danby 131supra and Introduction xxv.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement