Spelsbury
Major Settlement in the Parish of Spelsbury
Historical Forms
- (æt) Speoles byrig early11th BCS1320
- Spelesberie 1086 DB 1428 FA
- Spelusbury 1375 Dean
- Spellisbury 1487 AD
- Speleberi 1220 Fees
- Spelebure 1285 Ass
- Spelsberi 1230 Eynsh
- Spillebire 1285 Ass
- Spillesbury 1343 Ch
- Spillesbure 1358 Cl
- Spillisburye 1478 Dean
Etymology
'*Spēol 's burh.' Cf. PN Wo 61.