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.

Kernborough

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stokenham

Historical Forms

  • Kerneberg 1254 Ass
  • Kerneborghe t.Ric2 Rental

Etymology

This name is a hybrid, the first element being the Celtic cern , 'side, hillside,' found according to Ekwall (NoB 16, 68) in Crewkerne (So). The second element is OE  beorg.