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.

Banks Fee

Early-attested site in the Parish of Longborough

Historical Forms

  • Banckesfee 1585 Talbot
  • Banckesfee als. Fee Bancke 1598 Talbot
  • Banckesfee als. Free Banckes 1601 FF

Etymology

Banks Fee, Banckesfee 1585Talbot , 1599 FF Banckesfee als. Fee Bancke 1598Talbot , Banckesfee als. Free Banckes 1601 FF. According to Rudder 532, this is named from Richard le Blanck who held land here in 1287; the second el. is ME  fe , OFr  , 'a landed estate'.