Cleobury Mortimer
town · Shropshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Cleobury means 'Cleofa's stronghold'. The '-Mortimer' suffix refers to the de Mortimer family who held the manor.
Word origins
- Cleofa
- Old EnglishCleofa (personal name)
- burh
- Old Englishstronghold, fortified place
- Mortimer
- Norman Frenchde Mortimer family(from mort "dead", imer "unknown, possibly related to 'marten'")
Historical forms
Cleobury · Cleobury Mortemer