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.

Easinghope Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Doddenham

Historical Forms

  • Esighope 1275 SR
  • Esynghope 1327 SR 1535 VE
  • Hesinghope, Esincote, Esincope 14th AlmBk

Etymology

'Ēsi 's valley' (v. hop ), the ing suffix being used in the same way as in ingtun names. It lies on the edge of a shallow valley.Cf. Isbourne, R. supra 12.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement