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.

Hope Green, Hope Green Fm & Hope Green Lane, Hope Green Lane Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Prestbury

Historical Forms

  • Hope c.1250 Chest 1286 Eyre
  • le Hope c.1270 Adl c.1280 Dow
  • Hope Hall 1560 Sheaf
  • Hope Green 1751 ib
  • Hope Lane 1831 Bry

Etymology

Hope Green, Hope Green Fm & Hope Green Lane, Hope Green Lane Fm (101–914822), Hope c.1250 Chest, 1286Eyre , le Hope c.1270 Adl, c.1280Dow , Hope Hall 1560 Sheaf, Hope Green 1751 ib, Hope Lane 1831 Bry, cf. le Furhope 1521Dow , 'the valley', v. hop 1 , and also grēne 2 .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site