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.

North Down (Barn)

Other OS name in the Parish of Winterborne Kingston

Historical Forms

  • le Northdowne 1405 Midd
  • North Down 1811 OS
  • North Down in Common 1842 TA

Etymology

, le Northdowne 1405Midd , North Down 1811OS, North Down in Common 1842TA , v. norð , dūn , cf. West Down infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement