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.

Goose Eye Cottage

Early-attested site in the Parish of Handborough

Historical Forms

  • Goseye 1278–9 RH
  • Goosey 1606–7 Survey
  • Goose Eye Close 1773 EnclA

Etymology

Goose Eye Cottage (6″) takes name from Goseye 1278–9 RH, Goosey 1606–7Survey , Goose Eye Close 1773EnclA . v. gōs , (ī)eg.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement