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.

Edgerly Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Clanfield

Historical Forms

  • Heggerdoseye, Eggerdeseye c.1235 Os c.1280
  • Egerdesheye c.1240 Os
  • Egerdeseye c.1241 Os
  • Eggardeseye 1278–9 RH
  • Egaridiseye 1347 Ipm

Etymology

Edgerly Fm takes name from Heggerdoseye , Eggerdeseye c. 1235 (c. 1280) Os, Egerdesheye c. 1240 Os, Egerdeseye (bis) c. 1241 Os, Eggardeseye (bis) 1278–9 RH (p), Egaridiseye 1347 Ipm. 'Ecgheard 's island,' v. (ī)eg.

Places in the same Parish