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Survey of English Place-Names

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Oldbury Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Boxgrove

Historical Forms

  • Eldbury 1375 IpmR
  • Oldebery al. Eldebery 1521 SRS14,121

Etymology

Oldbury Fm is Eldbury 1375 IpmR, Oldebery al. Eldebery 1521 SRS 14, 121. 'The old burh,' but the exact sense is not clear.There is no earthwork of any kind here now. For Old -, Eld -, v. Introd. xxvii.

Places in the same Parish