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.

Hembury Castle

Other OS name in the Parish of Buckland Brewer

Historical Forms

  • Henburye 1550 Pat

Etymology

is Henburye 1550 Pat . ' High stronghold , ' v. heah , burh . There is an ancient camp here .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement