Partridge Walls
Early-attested site in the Parish of Brushford
Historical Forms
- Pertricheswall' 1242 Fees783
- Pertrycheswall' 1346 FA
- Pertrikeswall 1303 FA
- Pertrichewolles 1378 IpmR
- Pertriggewalles 1394 Ass
- Pertryggewallis 1493 Ipm
Etymology
The first element is clearly to be connected with the bird's name, but as 'partridge's wall' is an unreasonable name we should probably assume that Pertriche is here a ME surname of the nickname-type.So similarly Wallenberg (StudNP 2, 91).