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.

Preceptory

Early-attested site in the Parish of Shingay

Historical Forms

  • Schenegeye hospitalis 1256 Barnwell

Etymology

Preceptory is Schenegeye hospitalis 1256 Barnwell. This name records the Preceptory of the Knights of the Hospital of Jerusalem.The property was confirmed to the Knights by King John in 1199 (ChR).

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement