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.

Lound Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Brodsworth

Historical Forms

  • Lond, Lound 1379 PT
  • le Lunde 1535 VE
  • le Lownde 1587 Crewe
  • Lound Close(s) 17 Glebe 1718 PRBrods

Etymology

Lound Hill, Lond , Lound 1379 PT (p), le Lunde 1535 VE, le Lownde 1587Crewe 369, Lound Close (s )17Glebe , 1718 PRBrods, v. lúndr 'a small wood, a grove'.