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.

Hermitage Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Pershore Holy Cross

Historical Forms

  • Hermitorium de Wadberg c.1230 AOMB61 15th
  • Armitage 15th VCHiv.158
  • Le Hermitage 1541 LP 1623 BM

Etymology

The second form represents the usual popular development of the word.