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.

Elmdonbury

Other OS name in the Parish of Elmdon

Historical Forms

  • Mount(e)neyes 1480 Ct 1549 Rental
  • Mounts Dagworthes alias Elmeden Berrye 1604 EAvii
  • Mounteney 1286 M

Etymology

is Mount(e)neyes 1480Ct , 1549Rental , Mounts Dagworthes alias Elmeden Berrye 1604 EA vii. v. burh. Mounteneyes from the family ofRobert de Mounteney (1286 M) . For Dagworthes v. Dagworthsupra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement