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.

Aira Force

Early-attested site in the Parish of Watermillock

Historical Forms

  • Airey Force 1789 Clarke
  • terra de Ayrauhe c.1250 Lowther
  • Ayraw 1301 GDR
  • Ayraugh 1361 Ipm
  • Ayragh 1362 CWxiv
  • Ayera 1487 Ipm
  • Arey 1582 PR

Etymology

v. Aira Beck supra 3.