English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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St Ives Cottage

Other OS name in the Parish of Maidenhead

Historical Forms

  • Ivees 1441 PubLib(Bray)
  • tenement' vocat' Yves 1461 ib
  • Ives Place 1761 Rocque
  • Ive Place 1822 OS

Etymology

, Ivees 1441PubLib (Bray ), tenement 'vocat ' Yves 1461ib , Ives Place 1761 Rocque, Ive Place 1822 OS , from the surname Ive , St being preferred by popular etymology .