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.

Egrove

Early-attested site in the Parish of North and South Hinksey

Historical Forms

  • Egrave c.1180 Abingdon 13th
  • Egrene (sic print) 1316 FA

Etymology

Egrove (in S. Hinksey), Egrave c. 1180 (13th) Abingdon, Egrene (sic print)1316 FA, 'grove by the river', v. ēa , grāf .