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.

Blagrove

Early-attested site in the Parish of East Worlington

Historical Forms

  • Blacagrava 1086 DB
  • Blakegrave 1242 Fees758,787
  • Blakgrove juxta Wytherigge 1370 Ass

Etymology

'Dark grove,' v. blæc , grafa .