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.

Bibbear

Other OS name in the Parish of Frithelstock

Historical Forms

  • Bubebury 1281 Ass
  • Bobburgh 1333 SR

Etymology

is Bubebury 1281Ass (p), Bobburgh 1333SR (p) , ' Bubba 's burh . '

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement