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.

Townhead

Other OS name in the Parish of Ainstable

Historical Forms

  • le Heade de Vill 1605 Survey
  • Ainstable Town Head 1828 Boothby

Etymology

is le Heade de Vill 1605Survey , Ainstable Town Head 1828Boothby .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement