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.

Pethyland

Early-attested site in the Parish of Keyingham

Historical Forms

  • Pethyland 1235–49 Melsa 1294 YI
  • le Pethiland 1260 Rental
  • Petyland, Petiland 1349 Meaux 1401 YI
  • Pethy 1260 Rental

Etymology

Pethyland (lost) is Pethyland 1235–49 Melsa, 1294 YI, le Pethiland 1260Rental , Petyland , Petiland 1349Meaux , 1401 YI.It is named from the family of Stephen Pethy 1260Rental .v. land .

Places in the same Parish