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.

Arne Bay

Other OS name in the Parish of Arne

Historical Forms

  • Hope Bay 1844 TAMap

Etymology

, 1774 Hutch1 , called Hope Bay 1844TAMap , v. bay 1 ; Hope is probably hōp 2 ' a hoop ' , referring to its almost circular shape , rather than hop 1 ' enclosed plot in marshland ' .