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.

Baldersby

Major Settlement in the Parish of Topcliffe

Historical Forms

  • Baldrebi 1086 DB
  • Balderbi, Balderby 1156 Fount 1576 FF
  • Baldersby 1648 Pickhill

Etymology

v. by . The first element is the OE  pers. name B (e )aldhere .