Hanbury
Major Settlement in the Parish of Hanbury
Historical Forms
- Heanburh c.765 BCS220 11th
- Heanbyr(i)g, Heanbirige 831 BCS416
- Norð Heanbyrig 11th BCS1320
- Hambyrie, Hambir' 1086 DB 1208 Fees38
- Hamburga, Hambyry c.1086 EveA&B 1190
- Hembiri juxta Wych 1190 Ch 1335
- Hamberi 1201 Cur
- Hambury 1275,1327 SR
- Hembure 1291 Tax
- Hanbury juxta Wych 1379 Pat
- Handbury 1686 Marr
Etymology
'(At the) high burh.' 'North,' 'By Droitwich,' in distinction from Henbury (Gl) which is the same name (Heanburg BCS 75).The latter is commonly distinguished as in salso marisco .Both were Bishop's manors.