Ernesdon Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Lathbury
Historical Forms
- Ernesdene 1207 Fines
- Ernisden 1229 Ch
- Yernysden 1535 VE
Etymology
'Eagle's valley' v. earn , denu . For the phonetic development cf. Herneshulle in Maids' Moreton (1236FF ), Yernesell (1607) Terr. and Elmerscroft (1670), Yelmerscroft (1674) in Marsh Gibbon Terriers.