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.

Mountjoy

Early-attested site in the Parish of Battle

Historical Forms

  • Muntioye 1296 SR

Etymology

Mountjoy (lost) is Muntioye (1296 SR) and was one of the 'borghs' of the Hundred of Battle (SAC 6, 38). The name is presumably self-explanatory.