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.

St John's

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lambourne

Historical Forms

  • St John 13th StJohn

Etymology

St John's. Cf. S. John 's Wood 1613 Loughton. This was part of the possessions of the Knights of St John (13thStJohn ), v. Bishops Hall supra 60. St Johns Wood (Mx) has the same history.

Places in the same Parish