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.

Apps Court

Early-attested site in the Parish of Walton-on-Thames

Historical Forms

  • Epse 675 BCS 13th
  • Æpse 1062 KCD812 13th
  • Ebsa 1086 DB
  • Aspe 1201 Cur 1254 FF
  • Apse 1212 Fees 1314 Ipm
  • Apse by Kyngeston 1318 Ipm
  • Abse 1219 Fees
  • Epse 1235 BM 1235 Fees 1263 Ass
  • Apps al. Apps Court t.Eliz ChancP
  • Apscourt 1587 Depositions
  • Abscourt 1607 Norden
  • Abbs Court 1785 Cary

Etymology

Apps Court (6″) is Epse 675 (13th) BCS 39, Æpse 1062 (13th) KCD 812, Ebsa 1086 DB, Aspe 1201 Cur (p), 1254 FF, Apse 1212 Fees, 1314 Ipm, Apse by Kyngeston 1318 Ipm, Abse 1219 Fees, Epse 1235 BM, 1235 Fees, 1263Ass , Apps al. Apps Court t. Eliz ChancP, Apscourt 1587Depositions , Abscourt 1607Norden , Abbs Court 1785 Cary. 'At the aspen tree,' v. æspe .