Barbury Hill
hill or mountain · Swindon
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely combines the Old English 'beorg' (hill) with a personal name or a descriptive term, possibly 'Bury'. 'Bury' itself can mean a fortified place or town.
Word origins
- Barbury
- Old Englishhill(from beorg "hill, mound, fortified place", bury "fortified place, town")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")