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.

Frankaborough

Early-attested site in the Parish of Broadwoodwidger

Historical Forms

  • Frankebergh 1238 Ass
  • Frankeborowe 1504–15 ECP4,337

Etymology

'Franca 's hill,' v. beorh . Cf. Frankley (PN Wo 346).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement