Egbury

Egbury, St Mary Bourne
settlement
parish:
county:
coords:
St Mary Bourne
Hampshire
SU4352
refce: HANTSLOC.t

old map: 25inch County Series map -- Hants XVI.7

Egbury
otherwise: Eggeburne, 1184; Eggebur', 1248; Eggebury, 1284

refce: Coates 1989
EGBURY, hillfort in St Mary Bourne, tithing of Evingar hundred
Hypothetical Old English 'Ecganburh'='Ecga's fort'. Both its situation and the Middle English medial syllable speak against hypothetical 'Ecgburh'='steep slope fort'.

old map
Egbury
Shown on an old map by Harrison 1788
- settlement, hamlet - Evinger Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1780s
refce: Harrison 1788
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old map
Edgbury
Shown on an old map by Morden 1695
- settlement, hamlet - Evinger Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1690s-1720s
refce: Morden 1695
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old map
Egbury
Shown on an old map by Blaeu 1645
- settlement, hamlet - Evinger Hundred - Hantshire
refce: Blaeu 1645
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old map
Egbury
Shown on an old map by Speed 1611
- settlement, hamlet - Evinger Hundred - Hantshire
refce: Speed 1611
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old map
Egburie
Shown on an old map by Norden 1607
- settlement, hamlet - Evinger Hundred - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
refce: Norden 1607
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   Old Hampshire Gazetteer - JandMN: 2001