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.

Primsdown Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chipping Norton

Historical Forms

  • Prunesdoune 1331–2 Valor

Etymology

Primsdown Fm (6″) takes name from Prenesdone a. 1217 (c. t. Ric 2) AD, 1302 Ipm, t. Hy 6Valor , Prunesdoune 1331–2Valor . 'Prǣn 's hill,' OE  Prǣnes dūn . Prǣn is found as a nickname, v. PN Wa 142.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement