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.

Merlin Haven

Other OS name in the Parish of Wotton under Edge

Historical Forms

  • Mare haven 1575 TRMB
  • Mare heaven 1630 Inq
  • Long Mary heaven 1842 TA

Etymology

, Mare haven 1575TRMB , Mare heaven 1630 Inq, Long Mary heaven 1842TA , possibly ' Mary's heaven ' , a name of religious association .