Prayor's Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Sible Hedingham
Historical Forms
- Bour(e)hall 1330 Ch 1343 FF 1388 IpmR 1397–1462 Pat
- Prayer(e)s 1407,1427 ib
- Prayo(u)rs alias Bowerhall 1547 HarlR 1548 Pat 1562 Extent
- Praeres 1274 RH
Etymology
Prayor's Fm (6″) is Bour (e )hall 1330 Ch, 1343FF , 1388 IpmR, 1397–1462 Pat, Prayer (e )s 1407, 1427 ib., Prayo (u )rs alias Bowerhall 1547HarlR , 1548 Pat, 1562Extent . v. bur . Now a manorial name preserving the memory of the family of Robert de Praeres (1274 RH).