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.

St John's Green

Other OS name in the Parish of Colchester

Historical Forms

  • Seint Jones grene 1377 Ct

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Seint Jones grene 1377Ct and is named from St John 's Abbey .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement