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.

Ellstub

Early-attested site in the Parish of Norton

Historical Forms

  • ellernestubbe 931 BCS672 14th
  • Ellstubs c.1840 TA

Etymology

Ellstub (1807 O.S.) is ellernestubbe 931 (14th) BCS 672, Ellstubs c. 1840TA . 'Elder-tree stump,' v. ellern , stubb .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement