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.

Pin Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stevenage

Historical Forms

  • Pynn greene 1582 Wills
  • la Pende 1294 SR

Etymology

Pin Green is Pynn greene 1582 Wills and was the home of Ralph de la Pende (1294SR ). This is the OE  pynd , 'enclosure,' discussed in PN Sx 200–1, s. n. Pen Hill.