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.

Perry Oaks

Early-attested site in the Parish of Harmondsworth

Historical Forms

  • Pyrye 1337 Rental 1355 Works 1411 ADiii
  • Pury 1355 Works
  • Puryplace 1553 FF
  • Peryplace t.Hy8 MinAcct
  • Perry Oaks 1754 R

Etymology

Perry Oaks is Pyrye 1337Rental , 1355 Works, 1411 AD iii, Pury 1355 Works, Puryplace 1553 FF, Peryplace t. Hy 8MinAcct , Perry Oaks 1754 R. 'The pear tree,' v. pirige . The Oaks would seem to be a late addition, when the original name was no longer understood.

Places in the same Parish