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.

Barn Houses

Early-attested site in the Parish of North Shoebury

Historical Forms

  • Mustall Grondage 1768 M
  • Musters 1293 Ipm

Etymology

Barn Houses (6″). Mustall Grondage 1768 M, Mustard Hall alias Barn Houses , so called from some cottages formed out of an old barn (1866 Rochford 921). Mustard from the family of Benedict de Musters (1293 Ipm).

Places in the same Parish