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.

Ellercarr Bridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Holme East Waver

Historical Forms

  • mariscus qui vocatur Ellerker 1292 Ass
  • Ellercarre 1578 Cocker
  • Alercarr Moss c.1640 CWi

Etymology

'Alder marsh,' v. elri , kiarr and cf. PN ERY 222.