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 Common

Other OS name in the Parish of Waddingham

Historical Forms

  • the comons 1602 Terrier
  • the Common 1625 ib
  • Great Common 1702 MiscDon
  • Great Common, Little Common p1770 Waite
  • New Common, Old Common 1837 TA

Etymology

( local ) , the comons 1602Terrier , the Common 1625ib , Great Common 1702MiscDon 275 ,Great Common , Little Common p1770Waite , New Common , Old Common 1837TA .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement