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.

Durrance Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Upton Warren

Historical Forms

  • Durrance 1573 Wills
  • Durrans 1787 Cary

Etymology

The name Duran , presumably the same name as Durrant , is found in Hartlebury not so very far away in 1275 (SR). It is possible therefore that this may be a name of the manorial type derived from this family.

Places in the same Parish