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.

Peartree

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stagsden

Historical Forms

  • Peretre 1347 Cl, Ipm
  • Peartree 1812 Award

Etymology

Land called so from a prominent tree on it.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement