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.

Orchard

Other OS name in the Parish of Thrushelton

Historical Forms

  • Orcherd 1242 Fees786
  • Orchard juxta Bratton 1301 Ass

Etymology

is Orcherd 1242 Fees 786, Orchard juxta Bratton 1301Ass , v. orceard .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement