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.

Eckland Lodge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Braybrooke

Historical Forms

  • Aiclund, Heikelundhill 1199 FF
  • Heykelund, Eikelund c.1200 PipewellA
  • Ekelond 14th PipewellB
  • Eagland 1777 EnclA

Etymology

Eckland Lodge is Aiclund , Heikelundhill 1199 FF, Heykelund , Eikelund c. 1200PipewellA , Ekelond 14thPipewellB , Eagland 1777EnclA . 'Oak wood,' eik, lundr . For the change of form in the second element cf. Loatland and Mucklands infra 114, 237.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement