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.

Fresh Ings

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Grimsby

Historical Forms

  • Fresshenges 1457 TCC
  • le Freschynges 1518 GrimsFC
  • Freshyngis 1540 AOMB
  • the Freshe ynges c.1560 GrimsCLeet
  • the Fresh inges 1579 Terrier
  • Fresh Inges c.1600 GrimsMap(PRO)
  • the fresh Inggs 1601 Terrier
  • the fresh inges 1625 ib
  • the fresh Inges 1634 ib

Etymology

Fresh Ings (lost), Fresh Ings 1651 GrimsCtLeet , 1686, 1697Terrier , Fresshenges 1457TCC , le Freschynges 1518GrimsFC , Freshyngis 1540AOMB 212 , the Freshe ynges c.1560GrimsCLeet , the Fresh inges 1579Terrier , Fresh Inges c.1600GrimsMap (PRO ), the fresh Inggs 1601Terrier , the fresh inges 1625ib , the fresh Inges 1634ib , 'the fresh (i.e without salt) meadows, pastures', v. fersc , eng in the pl., in contrast to Salt Ings Ho infra .