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.

5 Acres

Field in the Parish of Allington

Historical Forms

  • 1839 TA
  • fifacris Hy3 Vaux
  • five acris Hy3 Vaux
  • Five Acres ( under the Hill ) 1653 ParlSurv 1839 TA

Etymology

5 Acres(fifacris, five acris Hy 3(c.1447), Five Acres(under the Hill) 1653, 1784, v. fīf,æcer)