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.

Horse and Trumpet

Other OS name in the Parish of Cranoe

Historical Forms

  • Horse and Trumpet 1846 White

Etymology

( P.H . ) ( lost ) , Horse and Trumpet 1846 White ; may be an earlier name for the Cardigan Arms supra . The 7th Earl of Cardigan with his 11th Hussars led the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava in 1854 ; but otherwise a popular 18th - cent. name from coaching days , v. Cox .