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.

Towbury Fm, Towbury Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Twyning

Historical Forms

  • Towbury 1540 MinAcct
  • Towberrow 1840 TA

Etymology

Towbury 1540MinAcct , Towberrow 1840TA , possibly the ME  bynameTowe , beorg ' hill ' .