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.

Ernocroft

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ludworth

Historical Forms

  • Arnwicroft 1226 FF
  • Arnicroft, Arnycroft Hy3 For 1285 1306 Ass 1330 Ass
  • Arnescroft Hy3 For
  • Erno Croft 1767 Burdett

Etymology

Ernocroft, Arnwicroft 1226 FF, Arnicroft , Arnycroft Hy 3For (p), 1285 ib, 1306 Ass, 1330Ass (p), Arnescroft Hy 3For (p), Erno Croft 1767 Burdett. 'Earnwīg's croft', v. croft .