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.

York Hill Green

Other OS name in the Parish of Loughton

Historical Forms

  • Mutton Row 1777 C
  • Mutton Row alias York Hill 1852 Loughton

Etymology

( local ) is Mutton Row 1777 C, and Mutton Row alias York Hill 1852 Loughton . The modern name is due to a tradition connecting a Duke of York with the village .