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.

Carriver Land

Field in the Parish of Ashby cum Fenby

Historical Forms

  • Carriver Land 1690 Terrier

Etymology

Carriver Land 1690(Dr JohnInsley suggests that the first el. is Fr  carrefor(es)'a cross-roads, intersection',cf. ME  carfouk)