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.

Wygreshalfacre

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

Historical Forms

  • Wygreshalfacre c.1300 Surv

Etymology

Wygreshalfacre c. 1300 Surv Cleres(OE  * Wīggār, OSwed  Viger(runic Vikair) or OWScand  Vígarr, Végeirr FellowsJensen 335, Seltén II 165)