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.

Oakhill

Early-attested site in the Parish of East Barnet

Historical Forms

  • le Monkefrith 1273 Ct
  • Monkfrith c.1275 Gesta
  • Frithwode t.Ed2 ib
  • Monkynfrythe 1536 MinAcct
  • Oak hill heretofore called Moncken Frieth or Monkham Frieth 1790 Cass

Etymology

Oakhill is le Monkefrith 1273Ct , Monkfrith c. 1275 Gesta, Frithwode t. Ed 2 ib., Monkynfrythe 1536MinAcct , Oak hill heretofore called Moncken Frieth or Monkham Frieth 1790 Cass.'The monks' woodland,' v. fyrhðe , referring to the monks of St Albans who owned the manor.

Places in the same Parish