English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Bear Grove, Bear Place, Bear Ash, Bear Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wargrave

Historical Forms

  • la Bere 1318 Pat 1341 Cl
  • Bare Plase, Bare Innings 1580 RentSur
  • Bear Ash, Hill and Place 1790 Pride
  • Bear Grove and Innings 1840 TA
  • Bear Place 1846 Snare

Etymology

Bear Grove, Bear Place, Bear Ash, Bear Hill, la Bere 1318 Pat (p), 1341 Cl (p), Bare Plase , Bare Innings 1580RentSur , Bear Ash , Hill and Place 1790 Pride, Bear Grove and Innings 1840TA , Bear Place 1846 Snare. Probably bǣr 2 'swine-pasture'. Innings is from inning 'piece of land taken in or enclosed'.