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.

Farm Down

Early-attested site in the Parish of Langford

Historical Forms

  • (on) mere dune 963 BCS783 13th

Etymology

Farm Down is so named in 1709 (Wilton ) and is identical in site with (on ) mere dune 963 (13th) BCS 783. This is an ancient boundary-mark, so the first element is probably (ge)mære.