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.

Ore

Major Settlement in the Parish of Ore

Historical Forms

  • Ore, Ora 1121–5 BM 12th Pat 1432 Pens 1176 FA 1428
  • Hora 1293 Ch
  • Oores 1265 Misc
  • Oore 1507 ADB11071
  • Orre 1535 VE
  • Oure 1610 Norden

Etymology

v. ora . The old church and manor house were on the top of the hill.

Places in the same Parish