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.

Pertenhall Hoo (Fm)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Pertenhall

Historical Forms

  • Le Ho juxta Kynebalton 1301 BM
  • Hoo 1318 Ch

Etymology

The farm takes its name from a well-marked hoh or spur of land, hoo being a form often assumed by the dat. case of that word in this county. It borders on Kimbolton (Hu).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement