The old local name for Ebrington was 'Yabberton', or more likely 'Yad-berton. See e.g. Stone, James Samuel (1893). Over the hills to Broadway. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates. p. 15. or Savory, Arthur H. (1920). Grain and Chaff from an English Manor. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. Chapter XXV (n.p.). This echoes the name of Abberton, Worcs., which was anciently called 'Eadbrihtinctune'. The 'Y' in Yabberton is formed in a similar way to the old Cotswold dialect word for 'head', yud, or yarn for 'to earn':[23] thus *Yeadbrihtinctune.
Abberton was called 'Eadbrihtinctune' in the 10th century, The advowson was in the hands of the Abbot of Pershore by 1283, and was held by the abbey until its suppression. Page, William; Willis-Bund, J. W., eds. (1924). "Parishes: Abberton" in A History of the County of Worcester: Volume 4. London: Victoria County History. pp. 4–7, para 15. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
'Braodheath – Brockhall', in A Topographical Dictionary of England, ed. Samuel Lewis (London, 1848), pp. 389–392. British History Online [accessed 1 December 2019].
The old local name for Ebrington was 'Yabberton', or more likely 'Yad-berton. See e.g. Stone, James Samuel (1893). Over the hills to Broadway. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates. p. 15. or Savory, Arthur H. (1920). Grain and Chaff from an English Manor. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. Chapter XXV (n.p.). This echoes the name of Abberton, Worcs., which was anciently called 'Eadbrihtinctune'. The 'Y' in Yabberton is formed in a similar way to the old Cotswold dialect word for 'head', yud, or yarn for 'to earn':[23] thus *Yeadbrihtinctune.
