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Survey of English Place-Names

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Ernsford Grange

Early-attested site in the Parish of Binley

Historical Forms

  • Ern(e)ford 1199 Cur 1279 FF 1279 Nott
  • Ernisford 1262 Ass
  • Ernesford t.Hy3 Coventry 1285 Ass 1290 Ch 1291 Tax 1651 FF
  • Yarnesford al. Jernesford 1544 LP
  • Yearnesford, Earnesford, Jernesford 1669 FF

Etymology

Ernsford Grange is Ern (e )ford 1199 Cur, 1279 FF (p), 1279Nott , Ernisford 1262Ass , Ernesford t. Hy 3Coventry , 1285Ass , 1290 Ch, 1291 Tax, 1651FF , Yarnesford al. Jernesford 1544 LP, Yearnesford , Earnesford , Jernesford 1669FF . 'Eagle's ford' or 'ford of a man named Earn (wig ),' cf. Eastcote supra 55. In 1262 there is mention of a Robert de Ernesmore , suggesting that there may have been a moor or marsh near by with the same first element, probably in that case a pers. name, v. mor .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement