The name of the village is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Horenbodebi and in 1088 in the Durham Liber Vitae as Hornbotebi. The final element comes from the Old Norse word bý ('settlement').
The name of the village first appeared in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Horenbodebi, and in 1088 in the Durham Liber Vitae as Hornbotebi. The final element derives from the Old Norse word "bý" (settlement).