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.

Maybells

Early-attested site in the Parish of Barking

Historical Forms

  • land called Mabill', Mabill' Godland, Godland 1452 Shawcross
  • farme or graunge called May bells 1578 EA(OS)i
  • Mabels 1586 Egerton
  • Mabel t.Hy3 HPD

Etymology

Maybells (6″) is land called Mabill ', Mabill ' Godland , Godland 1452 Shawcross, farme or graunge called May bells 1578 EA (OS) i, Mabels 1586Egerton . The original name was perhaps 'good land.' The manorial name is from the family of William fitz Mabel (t. Hy 3 HPD).