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.

Webbhouse Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hanbury

Historical Forms

  • Wybbes 1408 EcclVar 1580 VCHiii.378
  • Webbhouse 1660 ib

Etymology

The family of Webb is found in this vill in 1275 (SR) and the name is of the manorial type.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site