Overbury
Major Settlement in the Parish of Overbury
Historical Forms
- Uferebreodun vel Uferebiri 875 BCS541 11th
- Uuera Breodun 964 BCS1135 12th
- Oureberie 1086 DB
- Ouerberga, Ouerberia c.1086 EveA&B 1190
- Uuerbyre 1240 WoP
- Overebure 1291 Tax 1355 Pat
Etymology
'Upper burh,' here probably referring to some old earthwork, perhaps the camp in North Conderton, which was a chapelry of Overbury, v. ufera , burh . 'Upper' because it lies some 200 ft. higher than Bredon.