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.

Star Carr

Other OS name in the Parish of Brandesburton

Historical Forms

  • Starker 13th Meaux
  • Starcar 1632 Poulson

Etymology

is Starker 13thMeaux ,Starcar 1632 Poulson . From OScand  stǫrr ' sedge ' and kiarr . Cf. Danish Starkær ( DaSN(Sj) iii, 104 ) .