Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Burc, Burg(h) 1086 DB 1100–8 RegAlbi,63,ii,10d 1130 P 1156 RBE 1158–81 YChvi 1159–1210 P 1175 YCh508 1230 P

• Aldeburg(h) 1145 YCh79 1155 1233 Fine 1276 RH 1310 Ch 1532 Star

• Aldebourgh' 1372 MinAcct

• Aldburgh(e) 1457 FountBurs 1638 BM

• Aldbroughe 1538 PRAld

• Aldborough 1554 YDiv

• Alborowe 1558 NCWills

• Awdbrugh 1598 FF

• Awldebroughe 1635 Comm

• Vetus Burgus 1203 FF c.1219 Fees 1229 Lib 1276 RH 1300 YI

Etymology

'Old fortification', v. ald , burh . This is the site of the Roman station of Isurium (infra ). The village is about a mile from Boroughbridge, which is named from it, and near the Roman road to York. It also gave its name to the old wapentake of Burghshire , later known as Claro (1supra ).