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.

the parsons land

Field in the Parish of Ashby cum Fenby

Historical Forms

  • the parsons land 1577 Terrier 1601 Terrier
  • the parsons headyng 1577 Terrier

Etymology

the parsons land 1577, 1601, the parsons headyng 1577(v. hēafod, -ing1)