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.

Etonbury

Early-attested site in the Parish of Arlesey

Historical Forms

  • Eatonsberry 1667 BHRSii.141

Etymology

These two names are relics of the two chief manors in Arlesey. v. burh . Eton as usual denotes island, or well-watered farm .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement