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.

( le ) Flaxlandis

Field in the Parish of Crich

Historical Forms

  • ( le ) Flaxlandis Hy3 HardCh 1345 BelCh
  • Flaxlondes Hy3 HardCh 1345 BelCh
  • Flaxland 1527 Alf
  • Flax Lands 1655 Survey

Etymology

(le) Flaxlandis, Flaxlondes Hy 3 HardCh, 1345 BelCh, Flaxland 1527 Alf, Flax Lands 1655(v. fleax,land)