Havengore Island
Major Settlement in the Parish of Havengore
Historical Forms
- Havenemersche, Havenemersshe 1230 FF 1308 StJohn 1419 MinAcct
- atte Havene 1274 RH
- the Havene 1419–21 ERi
- Havengor(e), Havingor 1493 Rochford 1578 Rental
- Wakryng Haven 1537 ADvi
- Wakering Haven 1777 C
Etymology
v. hæfen . Part of the island is in Little Wakering parish.The haven was Havengore Creek, marked as Wakering Haven on Chapman and André's map (between the island and Great Wakering), on which New England and Shelford Creeks are also marked as Havens . The second element is probably OE gor, 'mud,' which has replaced earlier mersc .