Pierrepont Ho
Early-attested site in the Parish of Frensham
Historical Forms
- Pierpont Lodge 1765 R.
- Tanckerdsforde 1577 MinAcct
- Tankerforde 1590 VCHii,612
- Tankersford 1622 MinAcct
Etymology
Pierrepont Ho is Pierpont Lodge 1765 R. It was earlier known as Tanckerdsforde 1577MinAcct , Tankerforde 1590 VCH ii, 612, Tankersford 1622MinAcct , this name being preserved in Tankersford Common (6″). It must take its name from some man bearing the Norman personal name Tancred .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Howlings
- Spreakley
- Frensham Great and Little Ponds
- Bealeswood Common, Frensham Beale
- Churt
- Dockenfield Fm