Westbury
Major Settlement in the Parish of Westbury
Historical Forms
- Westberie, Wesberie 1086 DB
- Westbiri 1115 StOsmund
- Westberia 1139 SarumCh
- Westbury(e) under the playne 1518–29 ECP
- Westbury(e) subtus le Playne 1573 Recov
Etymology
'West burh.' West perhaps because near the western border of the county. The exact meaning of burh here is uncertain.There is no ancient fort nearer than Bratton Castle. Under the Plain , the town lying at the extreme north-west corner of Salisbury Plain, v. supra 17.