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.

Aunemouth

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thurlestone

Historical Forms

  • Avenemue 1286 Ipm
  • Avenemouth 1401 FF
  • Hauenemouth 1316 Pat
  • Almouth al. Awmuth 1600 Recov

Etymology

'At the mouth of the Avon' (supra 1).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement