Marksbury Vale
valley · Bath and North East Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Marksbury Vale combines a personal name, 'Mark', with the Old English 'burh' meaning 'fortified place' or 'manor', and 'ea' meaning 'river' or 'stream'. It could refer to a river or valley associated with Mark's manor or fort.
Word origins
- Marks
- Old Englishbelonging to Mark(from Marcus "personal name")
- bury
- Old EnglishAttestedfortified place, manor(from burh "fortified place")
- Vale
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley or river(from dæl "valley", ea "river, stream")