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.

Anneislandes

Field in the Parish of Egremont

Historical Forms

  • Anneislandes 1338 Cl
  • Anneslands t.Ed3 Cocker

Etymology

Anneislandes(Anneslands t. Ed 3(t. Eliz) Cocker, from ME  Anneis,colloquial form of Agnes. Cf. possibly Anniesland(Glasgow))