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.

Adderbury

Major Settlement in the Parish of East and West Adderbury

Historical Forms

  • (æt) Ead[b]urggebyrig c.950 ASWills
  • (æt) Eadburgebyrig 1015 ASWills
  • Edbvrgberie 1086 DB
  • Edburgebir' 1192 P
  • Edburgeber' 1214 Cl
  • Edburgebir' 1218 Cl
  • Ædburgebir' 1193 P
  • Adburgebir' 1199 FF
  • Adburgbury 1238 Cl
  • Hedberberia 1204 Cur
  • Edburberia 1204 Cur 1320 Ch
  • Edburgesbir' 1205 Cur
  • Auberbur' 1217 Cl
  • Ebblebir' 1224 Cl
  • Eaburebir' 1229 Cl
  • Eabberbury 1379 AR
  • Eburbir' 1230 Cl
  • Ebberbury 1288 Os
  • Adberbur', Adbburbury 1235–6 Fees
  • Adburbir' 1246–7 Ass 1294 Cl
  • Adberbyry 1280 Os
  • Edburubir' 1236 Fees 1302
  • Atborebur' 1237 Fees 1302
  • Atburnbury 1285 Ipm
  • Eadburbiry 1239 Eynsh
  • Eadbirbir' 1274 AD
  • Eadburbury 1387 AR
  • Abberebyr' 1240–1 Ass
  • Abberbyr' 1268 Ass 1373 Cl
  • Abbirbiry 1270–1 Os
  • Abbreby 1285 Ass
  • Abbreburi 1290 Ipm
  • Aberbury 1297 Cl
  • Abbresbury 1307 Ipm
  • Abburbury 1346 FA 1397 Os
  • Alberbury 1273–4 RH
  • Albrebyr', Albrebyry 1275–6 RH
  • Alberbiry 1288 Os
  • Elbrebyr' 1275–6 RH
  • Addenbure, Addenbire 1285 Ass
  • Ap(p)erbury 1307 Ipm
  • Adderbury 1366 Cl
  • Adirbury 1372 AD
  • Ad(d)erbury 1378 Cl
  • Addurbury 1428 FA

Etymology

'Ēadburh 's burh.' Ēadburh is a woman's name.