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.

Trantrams

Early-attested site in the Parish of Morland

Historical Forms

  • Traneterne 1241 FF
  • Tranterne 1292 Ass25d 1317 Ipm 1352 Cl
  • Trantron 1662 PR(Mrl)
  • Trantran(e) 1704 Terr 1714 RatesE
  • Trantrams 1859 OS

Etymology

Trantrams, Traneterne 1241FF (p), Tranterne 1292Ass 25d, 1317 Ipm, 1352 Cl, Trantron 1662 PR(Mrl), Trantran (e )1704 Terr, 1714RatesE 25, Trantrams 1859OS . 'Pond haunted by cranes', v. trani , tjǫrn , cf. Traneterne (i, 165supra ).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site