Hornbeam Lane
Early-attested site in the Parish of Essendon
Historical Forms
- Hornbemgate 1405 ADiii 1467 FF
- Harmebemegate 1468 Rental
- Longstreet al. Hornbeame Lane 1651 Depositions
Etymology
Hornbeam Lane (6″) is Herinbemegatestret 1367, le Hernebemgate 1371WAM , Hornbemgate 1405 AD iii, 1467FF , Harmebemegate 1468 Rental, Longstreet al. Hornbeame Lane 1651Depositions . The forms are too late and widely divergent for any certainty to be possible. The probabilities are in favour of the common tree-name.