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.

Elney

Other OS name in the Parish of Fen Drayton

Historical Forms

  • Ellney c.1205 SewersD 16th

Etymology

is Ellney c. 1205 (16th) SewersD , v. ēg .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement