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.

Earlsbury

Other OS name in the Parish of Farnham

Historical Forms

  • Erl(ye)sbury 1423–89 MinAcct

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Erl (ye )sbury 1423–89MinAcct . v. burh ( manorial ) . Formerly part of the possessions of Geoffrey de Mandeville , Earl of Essex .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement