Birdingbury
Major Settlement in the Parish of Birdingbury
Historical Forms
- Byrtingabirig 1043 KCD916 17th
- Burtingbury c.1045 17th ib
- Berdingeberie, Derbingerie (sic) 1086 DB
- Burthingberi c.1195 AddCh
- Burthebire 1199 FF
- Burthebury 1316 FA
- Burthingbire 1221 FF
- Burthingbur' 1247 ib
- Burthingbury 1262 Ass 1279 Nott 1306 AD 1312 Ch 1316 FF 1325 Cl
- Burthyngbury 1317 Ass 1333 FF
- Burthiggebir' c.1240 BirmDeed
- Burthin(g)bure 1242 Fees 1291 Tax
- Burthin(g)bury 1369 ADvi
- Burthingebur' 1247 Ass
- Burdingeberi 1206 Cur
- Burdingebiri 1221 Pap
- Byrthingeberi 1221 FF
- Birthingbury 1288 Ass
- Burdingbir(i) 1247,1265 ib
- Burdingbury 1316 Ipm 1363 ADii
- Burdinggebury 1330 Ass
- Berdyngbury 1260 ib
- Brudyngbury 1313 Ipm 1380 Cl
- Bourdyngbury 1315 Ass
- Burdebery 1373 ADvi 1401 IpmR
- Burdurbury 1535 VE
- Birdebury 1545 LP
- Byrburye 1524 SR
- Birdingeburie al. Burberie 1580 FF
- Burbury al. Burdingbury 1627 Recov
- Birbury 1774 Poll
Etymology
The first two forms are from late transcripts and are of no value. The later forms leave it uncertain whether the OE form was Byrðinga - byrig or Byrdinga-byrig . Either is possible, as can be seen from the early interchange of byrðen and byrden , 'burden.'Karlström (98) connects the first element with the OGer pers. names Burdo , Burdin (Förstemann PN 346) and with the pers. name which lies behind the Swedish p.n. Byrdhinge (Hellquist 18). These would suggest an OE pers. name Byrd , hence 'burh or stronghold of Byrd 's people,' v. burh . Cf. (in ) Byrdingcwican (KCD 764) in the bounds of Elmley (Wo).