Horn
Major Settlement in the Parish of Horn
Historical Forms
- (on) hornan 852 BCS464(S1440) 12
- Horne 1086 DB 1221 FF 1234 RHug 1377 Cl 1610 Speed
- Horn 1229 RHug 1238 RGros 1285 Pat
Etymology
The name is from horna, a weak form of OE horn 'a horn'.Used topographically, the word described a horn-shaped feature such as the sharp bend of North Brook and its valley a half mile to the north of Horn House. Horn no longer exists as a village, but its earthworks survive, v. horna .