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.

Goldness Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hartlebury

Historical Forms

  • Goldeneye 1332 SR
  • Goodnes, Goldnes 1562 Wills, OrdBk

Etymology

This must be a manorial name derived from a family called Goldney , Goldness standing for Goldney 's .