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.

Ormesby

Major Settlement in the Parish of Ormesby

Historical Forms

Ormesbi, Ormesby 1086 DB

Ormysby 1414 Test

Etymology

'Orm's farm' from ON Ormr and by.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement