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.

The Down

Other OS name in the Parish of Wotton under Edge

Historical Forms

  • the Downe brink 1572 Wort
  • le Downe 1575 TRMB
  • Great & Litell Downe Eliz Surv

Etymology

, the Downe brink 1572 Wort, le Downe 1575TRMB , Great & Litell Downe ElizSurv , v. dūn ' hill ' .