Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• 1601 Terrier 1612 Terrier 1625 Terrier 1745 Terrier 1648 Terrier 1675 Terrier 1745 Terrier

• Bancroft doole 1467×84 LTD

• Bancroft Leys 1731 Terrier

• Bancroft mydow 1467×84 LTD

• Bancroft Med ( d ) ow 1601 Terrier 1612 Terrier 1625 Terrier

• the East Bancroft Meadow 1745 Terrier

Etymology

Bancroft (1601, 1612, 1625 et freq to 1745, cf. Bancroft bauk (e) 1601, Bancroft bawlke 1612, Bancroft baulke 1675, 1679 et passim to 1712, Bankroft Baulk 1709 (18), 1745, Bancrofts baulke 1625, Bancrofts balke 1648 (v. balca), Bancroft doole 1467 × 84 (v. dāl), Bancroft furlong 1675, 1679 et passim to 1745 (v. furlang), Bancroft Leys 1731 (v. leys)) (1648, 1675 et passim to 1745, Bancroft mydow 1467 x 84, Bancroft Med (d) ow 1601, 1612, 1625, the East Bancroft Meadow 1745 (v. mǣd (mǣdwe obl. sg.), cf. Bancroft Meadow Gate 1712, 1745, the Meadow Gate 1700, 1703 (v. gata)) (v. bēan, croft)