Turberville, sometimes Turbervile or Turburville, is an English surname derived from a French

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- a French

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called Thouberville. Two prominent ancient English families of this name existed: Turberville of Coity Castle in

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and Turberville of Bere Regis in

Dorset Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset (unitary authority), Dors ...

. Notable people with the surname include: Arms of Turberville of Bere Regis

* Arthur Stanley Turberville (1888–1945) *

Edward Turberville Edward Turberville or Turbervile (c. 1648 – 1681) was a Welsh professional soldier and priest hunter, better known to history as an informer who perjured himself in support of the fictitious Popish Plot. Life He came from an ancient Glamorganshi ...

(c. 1648–1681) *

George Turberville George Turberville, or Turbervile (about 1540 – before 1597) was an English poet. Life He was the second son of Henry Turberville of Winterborne Whitechurch, Dorset, and nephew of James Turberville, Bishop of Exeter. The Turbervilles were an ...

(c. 1540–before 1597) * Henry de Trubleville otherwise de Turberville (died 1239), English soldier, Seneschal of Gascony *

James Turberville James Turberville (1494 – ) was an English cleric who served as Bishop of Exeter from 1555 to 1559. Subscription or UK public library membership required Origins Born on or before Christmas Day in 1494, probably at Bere Regis in Dorset, he w ...

(died c.1570), English bishop

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