Spelsbury

English

Etymology

From the unattested Old English personal name *Spēol + -s- + Old English byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).[1]

Proper noun

Spelsbury

  1. A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP3421).

References
  1. "Key to English Place Names". Key to English Place Names- Worth Kent. University of Nottingham.
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