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.

Westbury

Other OS name in the Parish of Ashwell

Historical Forms

  • Westbury 1406 ib
  • Westbury in Asshewelle 1540 FF

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Westbury 1406 ib., Westbury in Asshewelle 1540 FF , v. burh ( manorial ) and infra 243 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement