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.

Bury

Major Settlement in the Parish of Bury

Historical Forms

  • Berie 1086 DB
  • Bery 1203 Cur 1248 Ass 1252 Cl 1291 Tax
  • Berry 1711 MarL
  • Beriminstre 1085 France
  • Biri 1200 FF
  • Bur' 1201 Cur
  • Bur(r)y 1271 Ass 1316 FA 1332 SR

Etymology

v. burh , mynster . The reference is probably to some old earthwork but none such can be seen now.