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.

Mortimers

Other OS name in the Parish of Ashdon

Historical Forms

  • Mortivaux 1381 M
  • Mortisfawsse 1447 IpmR
  • Mortymas 1545 FF
  • Mortimores 1777 C

Etymology

is Mortivaux 1381 M,Mortisfawsse 1447 IpmR, Mortymas 1545FF , Mortimores 1777 C .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement