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.

Great Halfsbury

Other OS name in the Parish of Burrington

Historical Forms

  • Halsbury 1330 SR
  • Hallesbury 1333 SR

Etymology

is Halsbury 1330SR (p), Hallesbury 1333SR (p) . It lies on a spur of land between two valleys and we may have a compound of OE heals and burh , but v. Addenda , Part i , lviii .