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.

Arnoe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sharnbrook

Historical Forms

  • Audenho 1276 Ass

Etymology

The identification is not certain. If correct, the modern form is corrupt for Alnoe , and the name should be interpreted as from OE  Ealdan-ho (h )e ('Ealda's hoh').