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Survey of English Place-Names

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Woodbury Hlll

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Witley

Historical Forms

  • de Oldbury, atte Oldbury 1275,1327 SR

Etymology

The sites, if not the names, of these places are probably identical. Woodbury Hill has a very fine hill-fort (VCH iv. 422).This was probably known in earlier days as the 'old' burh or fort.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement