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.

East Melbury (Fm)

Other OS name in the Parish of Melbury Abbas

Historical Forms

  • Est Melebury juxta Shaftesbury 1305 Banco
  • Est Melbury 1494 Ipm
  • East(e) Melbury 1564 Glyn 1664 HTax
  • Estretuna 15 ShaftR

Etymology

, Est Melebury juxta Shaftesbury 1305 Banco,Est Melbury 1494 Ipm, East (e ) Melbury 1564Glyn , 1664HTax, v. ēast, one of the two tithings into which the manorwas divided, also referred to as Estretuna n.d. (15) ShaftR , ' more easterly farm or village ' , v. ēasterra , tūn , cf. WestMelbury infra .