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.

Jerry's Point

Other OS name in the Parish of Studland

Historical Forms

  • Gerie Orde c.1586 Tres

Etymology

, Gerie Orde c. 1586 Tres , from the ME  pers.n. or surname Geri ( v. Reaney 132 s.n. Geary ) , and ord , replaced by point , cf. Redhorn Quay infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement