Great and Little Easby
Early-attested site in the Parish of Brampton
Historical Forms
- Ecchesby 1363 Ipm
- Esby 1384,1399 IpmR
- Esbie magna 1589 ExchKR
- Eseby 1485 Ipm
- Easebymoore 1589 ExchKR
- Mickel Easbie 1603 Gilsland
- Easby(e) 1618,1633 Naworth
- Estby magna, parua 1601 Survey
Etymology
v. bȳ . The first element is a personal name, Ese according to Sedgefield and Ekwall. If any value is to be given to the form Ecchesby , one might think of OE Ecci or even Ecgi as being the personal name in question.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Low Gelt Bridge
- Riggside Plantation
- Written Rock of Gelt
- Brampton Fell
- Brampton Ridge
- Crow Hall
- Hawk Hirst
- Hembles Gate
- Hollin Stone
- Lonning Head
- Middle Farm
- Moot Hall
- New Mills
- Oaky Hills
- Park Barns
- Park Head
- Quarry Beck Wood
- Warren Ho
- Naworth Park
- Aaron's Town
- Back Warren
- Beck Gate
- Bridgend
- Bridgewood Foot
- Bright Riggs
- Capon Tree
- Catgallows Hill
- Croft Ho
- Crooked Holme
- Ridge Ho
- Rowbank Wood
- Scarrow Hill
- Scarrowhill Bridge
- Tarn End
- Tenterbank Wood
- Tortie
- Townfoot Fm
- Tree Ho
- Unity
- Hagghead Wood
- Rob's Knowe