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.

Ballards

Other OS name in the Parish of Addington

Historical Forms

  • Ballardes Wood 1544 LP
  • Ballards Fm 1765 R

Etymology

is Ballardes Wood 1544 LP, Ballards Fm 1765 R , and is to be associated with the family of Geoffrey Ballard found in the parish in 1263 (Ass ) . Bears Wood and Birch Wood ( 6 ″ ) are so named in 1837 (TA ) .