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.

Downacarey

Early-attested site in the Parish of Broadwoodwidger

Historical Forms

  • Kari 1086 DB
  • Doune Cary 1371 IpmR
  • Brodewodecary 1394 Ass
  • Douncary 1418 IpmR

Etymology

The place takes its name from its position on a hill above the Carey river supra 3.For the medial syllable v. Introd. xxxvi.