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.

Seresjonnescroft

Field in the Parish of Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby and Ormesby St Michael

Historical Forms

  • Seresjonnescroft 1423 Acc
  • Sr Jones close 1458 AD
  • Sir Johns Croft 16 Lease

Etymology

Seresjonnescroft 1423 Acc Orm, Sr Jones close 1458 AD, Sir Johns Croft 16 Lease(Sir John Clere, lord of themanor, died early in the 15th cent.)