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.

Monkton Barn

Early-attested site in the Parish of Foulness

Historical Forms

  • Monkenbarn 1487–1536 MinAcct
  • Monkenberne(s) 1578 Rental
  • Monkenbernhed 1504 MinAcct
  • Monkebarne alias Monkenbarne 1540 FF
  • Mounkyngbarne alias Monkenbarne 1549 ib
  • Moking Barns 1610 Newcourt
  • Munkenbarns 1872 Rochford

Etymology

Monkton Barn is Monkenbarn 1487–1536MinAcct , Monkenberne (s )1578Rental , Monkenbernhed 1504MinAcct , Monkebarne alias Monkenbarne 1540FF , Mounkyngbarne alias Monkenbarne 1549 ib., Moking Barns 1610 Newcourt, Munkenbarns 1872 Rochford.'The monks' barn.' Cf. Monken Hadley (Herts).