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.

Parlaunt Park (Fm)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Langley

Historical Forms

  • Parlond 1495 Pat
  • Perlaunte Park 1524 LP
  • Perland Park 1533 BM
  • Parlande Park 1540 LP
  • Parlaunt Park 1548 BM
  • Parlaunt 1592 D

Etymology

The forms are very late but the name is probably 'pear- (tree)-land' with later gallicising of the name.

Places in the same Parish