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.

Storrs

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Storthes 13 YDxiii,55 1284 Cust 1495,1552 SheffMan
  • Heghstordes 1235 FF
  • Dong(e)worth Storr(e)s, Dung(e)worth Storr(e)s 1403,1499 SheffMan 1589,1639 WillY 1822 Langd

Etymology

Storrs, Storthes 13 YD xiii, 55, 1284 Cust, 1495, 1552 SheffMan, Heghstordes 1235 FF, Dong (e )worth Storr (e )s , Dung (e )worth Storr (e )s 1403, 1499 SheffMan, 1589, 1639 WillYet freq to 1822 Langd. v. storð 'plantation'. It is not always clear which place is meant in much other material not cited here (cf. Storth Lane infra ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name