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.

Abbey Lane, Little Abbey

Other OS name in the Parish of Alveston

Historical Forms

  • the Old Abbey 1779 Rudder
  • Abbey mead 1839 TA

Etymology

, the Old Abbey 1779 Rudder 226 (described as a large circular encampment on a hill), Abbey mead 1839TA .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement