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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.

Gaynes Park

Early-attested site in the Parish of Theydon Garnon

Historical Forms

  • Geynes Park 1323 ADi
  • Perkhall 1412 FA
  • Parkehall alias Gaynespark 1464 Pat
  • Engayne 1274 RH

Etymology

Gaynes Park is Geynes Park 1323 AD i, Perkhall 1412 FA, Parkehall alias Gaynespark 1464 Pat, and is to be associated with the family of John Engayne (1274 RH). Cf. Gaynes Park infra 133.

Places in the same Parish