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.

Queniborrow bridge

Field in the Parish of Rearsby

Historical Forms

  • Queniborrow bridge 1601 Terrier
  • Queniborrow medow 1601 Terrier
  • Queniborrow meddow 1625 Terrier
  • Queenborrow meadow 1709 Terrier
  • Queniborough meadow 1745 Terrier
  • Quenyboro meyre 1467×84 LTD
  • Queniborrow meare 1648 Terrier

Etymology

Queniborrow bridge 1601, Queniborrow medow 1601, Queniborrow meddow 1625, Queniborrow meadow 1675, 1700, 1703, Queenborrow meadow 1709 (18), Queniborough meadow 1745, Quenyboro meyre 1467 × 84, Queniborrow meare 1648 (v. (ge) mǣre) (Queniborough adjoins to the south)