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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.

Acorn Bank

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkby Thore

Historical Forms

  • Accorne ban(c)k(e), Ackorne ban(c)k(e) 1605 FF 1683 PR(Clb)
  • Acron(ne) bank 1663,1668 CliffordL
  • Ackronbanck 1694 Dep
  • Acorn bank 1671 Fleming 1865 OS

Etymology

Acorn Bank, Accorne ban (c )k (e ), Ackorne ban (c )k (e )1605FF , 1683 PR(Clb), Acron (ne ) bank 1663, 1668 CliffordL 106, 131, Ackronbanck 1694Dep , Acorn bank 1671 Fleminget freq to 1865 OS. v. æcern 'acorn', banke .