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.

Old Acres

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sedgefield

Historical Forms

  • Aldacres 1183 BB c.1320 GD c.1250(p),1259×60(p) Bran 1393 IPM 1408etfreqto1567
  • Aldeacres 1183 BB c.1382
  • aldacris c.1220×30 Spec
  • Aldacris 1256 GD c.1260 Elemos 1268 Spec late13th GD
  • Aldakirs 1285 Ct
  • Aldhagis (sic) c.1260 Elemos
  • Oldakres 1382 Hatf
  • Oldakers 1620 Salvin
  • Old Akers 1663 Lond

Etymology

'Old arable land', OE  ald + æcer.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site