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.

Plumtree Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Harworth

Historical Forms

  • Plumtrefeld, Plumptre c.1175 Dodsworth 17th
  • Plumtrefeld 13th Blyth
  • Plumtre c.1280 ib
  • Plumtre juxta Bautre 1302 Ass
  • Plumtre by Harworth 1310 Ipm
  • Plumptre 1327 SR

Etymology

Plumtree Fm is Plumtrefeld , Plumptre c. 1175 (17th) Dodsworth , Plumtrefeld 13thBlyth , Plumtre c. 1280 ib., Plumtre juxta Bautre 1302Ass , Plumtre by Harworth 1310 Ipm, Plumptre 1327SR (p). Self- explanatory. By Bawtry and Harworth to distinguish from Plumtree parish infra 239.