English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Hillborough

Early-attested site in the Parish of Temple Grafton

Historical Forms

  • Hildeburhwrthe 710 BCS127 14th
  • Hildeburuurthe c.1086 Evesham 1190
  • Hildeburgawrde t.Hy2 AD
  • Hildeburege-wrþe late12th CartMisc
  • Hildeburuurthe, Hildesburguurthe c.1200 ChronEve
  • Hildeburgeworth 1221 FF
  • Hildeboreworth 1247 SR
  • Hylderburgwurth 1255 FF
  • Hildebereurde, Hildeborde 1086 DB
  • Hilburgewrth 1166 Ch 1266
  • Hilberwrth 1235 Fees
  • Hylberworthe 1298 Ipm
  • Heldeburwrth 1249 FF
  • Hylborworth 1544 FF
  • Hyldeberewe 1312 Ipm
  • Hildeborgh 1436 IpmR
  • Hilborowe 1540 AOMB
  • Hilbarow 1611 PCC
  • Hillborough 1656 Dugdale

Etymology

'The farm of a woman named Hildeburh ,' worþ . For the dropping of the second element cf. Layston (PN Herts 46), Berechurch (PN Ess 372) and Dowde's Church (PN K 102).Hilborough (Nf), DBHildeburhwella , furnishes a close parallel.

Places in the same Parish