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.

Jericho

Other OS name in the Parish of Holme St Cuthbert

Etymology

is a lonely farm on the edge of a moss . Near it rises Jordan Beck ( 6 ″ ) , with which we may possibly compare Jordan Burn ( Edinburgh ) . The names must be relatively modern . For such nicknames , v. infra Fan .