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.

Minster Lovell

Major Settlement in the Parish of Minster Lovell

Historical Forms

  • Minstre 1086 DB 1297 Cl 1390 Eynsh
  • Minstra 1173,4 P
  • Mynstre Magna 1316 FA
  • Magna Minstre 1346,1428 FA
  • Minstre Lovel 1347 Ipm
  • Mynstre Lovel 1348 Cl 1362 Ipm
  • Mynstre 1428 FA
  • Mynster Lovell 1517 DInc
  • Ministre 1109 Eynsh 1371 Cl
  • Ministr' Lovel 1278–9 RH
  • Mynistre 1287 Ipm
  • Ministre Lovel 1325 Fine
  • Menistra 1163 P 1224 FF
  • Menistres 1215 Cur
  • Menstra 1197 Thame c.1200
  • Menstre Lovel 1310 Ipm
  • Meunistre 1216 Cl
  • Munstr' 1278–9 RH
  • Munstre 1285 Ass 1314 Ipm 1384 Cl
  • Mangna Munstre 1302–3 FA
  • Munstre Lovel 1341 Cl
  • Munstre Lovell 1392–3 AD
  • Munstreloval 1442 Ch
  • Munistre 1285 Ass