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Survey of English Place-Names

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Prayor's Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sible Hedingham

Historical Forms

  • Bour(e)hall 1330 Ch 1343 FF 1388 IpmR 1397–1462 Pat
  • Prayer(e)s 1407,1427 ib
  • Prayo(u)rs alias Bowerhall 1547 HarlR 1548 Pat 1562 Extent
  • Praeres 1274 RH

Etymology

Prayor's Fm (6″) is Bour (e )hall 1330 Ch, 1343FF , 1388 IpmR, 1397–1462 Pat, Prayer (e )s 1407, 1427 ib., Prayo (u )rs alias Bowerhall 1547HarlR , 1548 Pat, 1562Extent . v. bur . Now a manorial name preserving the memory of the family of Robert de Praeres (1274 RH).