Heytesbury
Major Settlement in the Parish of Heytesbury
Historical Forms
- Hestrebe (sic) 1086 DB
- Hectredebur 1107 Ch 1300
- Hectredeberia 1158 HMCVari
- Hectredebir 1201 FF
- Hectredebyre c.1230 SarumCh
- Hehtredeberi(a) 1109–17 t.Hy1 Pat 1496 P 1158,1160
- Hehtredebir 1202 FF 1242 Fees
- Hehtredesberi 1156 P
- Hegtredebiri 1115 StOsmund
- Hegtredeberi 1187 P
- Hegtredebyr 1212 FF
- Hegtredeburi 1270 Ipm
- Hegtredesbir' 1216 ClR
- Heitredbiria 1155 RBE
- Heytredebur' 1249 Ass
- Heichtredeberi 1183 P
- Hechtredebiri c.1200 RBE 1215 ClR
- Heithtredebiri 1211 RBE
- Hecghtridebiri 1227 Ch
- Heʒtrede-bir' 1242 Fees
- Hegthridebiry 1282 Cl
- Hightredebir 1283 Ch
- Heghtredebury 1291 Tax 1307 Ipm 1316 FA
- Heghteredebury 1319 FF
- Hextredebury 1334 Pat
- Istheghtredebury, Westheghtrebury 1328 Ipm
- Heghdresbury 1299 Ipm
- Heghtresbury 1320 FF 1428 FA
- Haitesbury, Haytesbury 1445,1487 Pat
- Hatchbury al. Haitsbury 1570 FF
- Haytreddysburye al. Haytesberye 1574 ib
- Heytredebury al. Heytesbury 1618 ib
- Hetsburie 1632 Sess
- Haresbury, Hatchberry 1675 Ogilby
Etymology
'burhof a woman named Hēahþrȳþ .' This etymology was first suggested by Stevenson (Dukery Records 397) who pointed out that Heahðryð occurs again in Hegtredebrug (1232), the name of a bridge on the boundary of Sherwood Forest. The name is not on independent record.