Orlingbury
Major Settlement in the Parish of Orlingbury
Historical Forms
- Ordinbaro 1086 DB
- Orlinberg(a) 1131 P
- Horlinbere 1203 Cur
- (H)orlingburgh 1235 Fees
- Ordlingber(e) 1220 Fees
- Ordlingebere 1247 Ass
- Ordlingberge 1253 Ass
- Ordelingber' c.1300 ADvi
- Ordligeber 1242 Fees
- Orlingbery 1275 Cl
- Orlingbir' 1275 RH
- Orlibergh 1388 Cl
- Orlingbere al. Orlybere 1557 FF
- Orlingbury al. Orlebere 1614 Recov
- Orlibeare 1631 NRSi
Etymology
Perhaps 'Ordla 's hill,' v. berg , with connective ing . The multiplicity of variant forms makes the second element uncertain.It is clear that there has been confusion between bære, bearu , beorg and burh . Ordla would be a regular formation from the common pers. name element Ord -. Cf. the cognate OGer Ortila (Förstemann, PN 1180).