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.

North Fen

Other OS name in the Parish of Haddenham

Historical Forms

  • Northhayfen 1277 Ely
  • North Fen 1604 Atkyns

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Northhayfen 1277Ely , North Fen 1604Atkyns . “ Fen by Northey , the low - lying land in the north ( of the parish ) . ” Cf. Northey 1221ElyA and Northey and North Feninfra 261, 262 .