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.

High & Low Drybarrows

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bampton

Historical Forms

  • Driberijs, Dribarows 1366 Clib
  • Driberghe 1392 ib
  • Dribarrus 1612 FF
  • Drybarygarthes 1488 Lowth

Etymology

High & Low Drybarrows, 1641 PR, 1823 M, Driberijs , Dribarows 1366 Clib 243, 249, Driberghe 1392 ib 250, Dribarrus 1612FF , Drybarygarthes 1488Lowth . 'Dry hills', v. drȳge , beorg .