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.

Howbery Park

Early-attested site in the Parish of Crowmarsh

Historical Forms

  • Howbery 1610 Ipm 1797 Davis
  • Howbury-Farm early18th ParColl

Etymology

Howbery Park etc. take name from Howbery 1610Ipm et freq with variant spelling Howberry to 1797 Davis, Howbury -Farm early 18th ParColl. 'Manor by a spur of land,' v. hōh , burh .