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.

Acredykes Plantation

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bempton

Historical Forms

  • Akerdic, Akerdike 12th,13th Bardney

Etymology

Acredykes Plantation (6″) is Akerdic , Akerdike 12th, 13thBardney .'Dike (earthwork) near the piece of cultivated land,' v. æcer , dic .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement