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.

Corndean Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Winchcomb

Historical Forms

  • Cornden(a), Corndene 1181,1213–1322 WinchLB 1299 Ipm 1706 PR
  • Corndean 1547 Pat 1779 Rudder
  • Querendon 1207 Cur
  • Corendena 13 WinchLB
  • Corden(a), Cordene Ric1 Ch 1322 Orig 1299
  • Corneden 1535 VE 1539 AOMB 1620 FF

Etymology

'Valley with a mill', v. cweorn , denu . On the form Corn - cf. Cornford (i, 35supra ), EPN i, 122, Phonol. § 42 (b ).