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.

Portobello Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Stretton on Fosse

Historical Forms

  • Portobello 1821 G

Etymology

is Portobello 1821 G . A name occurring in other English counties from the victory at Porto Bello in 1739 . Cf. Waterloo Fm supra 287 .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site

Other OS name