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.

Alport Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hope Woodlands

Historical Forms

  • Aldeport 1285 For
  • Alport 1439 Ct Ed4 DuLa 1486 DuLaMB
  • Allporte Eliz DuLa

Etymology

Alport Fm (6″), Aldeport 1285For , Alport 1439Ct , Ed 4DuLa , 1486DuLaMB , Allporte ElizDuLa . 'Old fortification', v. ald , port 2 , cf. infra 183.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement