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.

Haltemprice

Major Settlement in the Parish of Cottingham

Historical Forms

  • Haltanprys 1323 Melsa
  • Hautempris(e), Hawtempris(e) 1340 FF 1342 1400 Test
  • Hawtemprice 1496 FoxReg 1531 Test
  • Hautenpris 1410 YI 1447 Pat 1462
  • Hautenprice 1449 Test
  • Haudenprys 1423 Baildon
  • Howdenprice 1610 Speed
  • Attenprice 1531 Test
  • Halton Price 1546 YChant
  • Holtonprise 1589,1604 FF

Etymology

A priory of Augustinian canons was established at Cottingham in 1322 by Thomas Wake, lord of Cottingham (Melsa ii, 347), but was moved after a year or two to a neighbouring site at Newton (infra ). The name is from French  haute emprise 'great undertaking.'