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.

Hembeer

Other OS name in the Parish of Tedburn St Mary

Historical Forms

  • Henbere 1593 DA
  • Henbeare 1608 FF

Etymology

is Henbere 1593 DA 26, Henbeare 1608FF . Probably ' high wood . ' v. heah , bearu .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement