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.

Abney

Major Settlement in the Parish of Abney

Historical Forms

  • Habenai 1086 DB
  • Abbeneia 1200 P
  • Abbeney(a), Abbeneye 1228 FF 1431 FA
  • Abbenay(e), Abbenaia 1229 Rufford 1230 ChancR
  • Abeney Hy3 WollCh
  • Abney(e) 1416 Potter 1440 WollCh
  • Abnay 1423 Potter

Etymology

'Abba's well-watered land', v. ēg . The village is situated just below the spring-line at the head of a well-watered valley.