Sedbury
village · Gloucestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Sedbury is an Old English name meaning 'the settlement by the sedge'. 'Sed' refers to sedge, a marsh plant, and 'bury' means a fortified place or settlement.
Word origins
- sed
- Old EnglishAttestedsedge(from secg "sedge")
- bury
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, fortified place(from burh "fortified place, settlement")
Historical forms
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