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.

y e East close

Field in the Parish of Cabourne

Historical Forms

  • y e East close 1638 Terrier
  • the east clossess 1674 Terrier 1697 Terrier
  • the East Closess 1686 Terrier

Etymology

y e East close 1638, the east clossess(sic) 1674,1697, the East Closess(sic) 1686