Sudbury Crescent, HA0

Place Name

Named after the local area which means southern manor, possibly a reference to Harrow itself. In the late 13thCentury it was spelt Suthbery (1292) and Sudbery (1294). It took on the present spelling in 1382 but by 1398 was being spelt Southbery. The word bury is from Middle English and means manor house. There was a corresponding Northburie, but this disappeared in the 16thCentury,

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