Whitsbury
Major Settlement in the Parish of Whitsbury
Historical Forms
- Wiccheberia 1132–5 ReadingA c.1195
- Wicheberi(a) 1157 BM 1171 P
- Wichebiria 1164 AOMB
- Wicheburia t.John Ch 1227
- Wiccheburi 1207 Pap 1428 FA
- Wuchebury 1327 SR
- Whicchebury 1332 ib
- Whichbury 1812 RCH
- Whitsbury 1611 S
Etymology
Possibly 'wych-elm burh,'v. wice , though none have been noted in the neighbourhood. The burh is the ancient camp called Castle Ditches just to the north of the village.