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.

Smythapark

Other OS name in the Parish of Loxhore

Historical Forms

  • Smethepath 1270 Ass
  • Smythepath(e) 1285 FA 1359 Ass
  • Smyththepath 1310 Ass

Etymology

is Smethepath 1270Ass (p), Smythepath (e )1285 FA, 1359Ass , Smyththepath 1310Ass . ' Smoothpath . ' This must be the path which here follows the line of the hill .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement