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.

Hurlands

Early-attested site in the Parish of Fernhurst

Historical Forms

  • Hurlonde 1296 SR
  • atte Hurland 1341 Ponsonby
  • atte Hurnelond 1354 Cl

Etymology

Hurlands (lost) was the home of Philip de Hurlonde (1296 SR), John atte Hurland (1341 Ponsonby 48), Richard atte Hurnelond (1354 Cl) and was known as Hurlands in the 19th cent. (Ponsonby 157). It lay below Henley Hill. The first element is OE  hyrne, 'corner.'

Places in the same Parish