Edgbaston
Major Settlement in the Parish of Edgbaston
Historical Forms
- Celboldestone 1086 DB
- Eg(e)baldestone 1184 P 1221 Ass 1247 SR 1262 Ass
- Egboldeston 1201 Cur
- Egebaudesdone, Hegbaldistune 1232 Ass
- Echebaldestone 1235 Fees
- Eg(e)baston 1279 LibAlb 1291 Ipm 1553 Survey
- Eggebaston 1284 FF 1285 Ass
- Edgebarston 1540 LP
- Edgebaston 1553 Survey
- Egbalston 1677 FF
Etymology
'Ecgbeald 's farm,' v. tun . The DB spelling is most likely a clerical blunder. Otherwise we must assume that the place was first called after one Cēolbeald .