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.

Block Fen

Other OS name in the Parish of Chatteris

Historical Forms

  • le Blokfen 1340 Ct
  • Black Fen c.1554 ECP
  • Block Fenn 1618 SewersA
  • Chartres Block Fen 1636 BedL

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is le Blokfen 1340Ct , Black Fen c. 1554 ECP, Block Fenn 1618SewersA , Chartres Block Fen 1636 BedL , v. supra 198 .