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.

The Ings

Other OS name in the Parish of Wakefield

Historical Forms

  • le Erlesenge 1407 WCR
  • Erlesyng 1461,1462 MinAcct
  • Erlesyenge 1492 ib
  • ereyles heynges 1533 WfdBurg
  • the earles yngs 1556 ib
  • Wakefield Ings formerly called Earls Ings 1709 WMB
  • Le Ings 1699 Tayl
  • Ings 1793 EnclA

Etymology

, le Erlesenge 1407WCR , Erlesyng 1461,1462MinAcct , Erlesyenge 1492 ib, ereyles heynges 1533 WfdBurg, the earles yngs 1556 ib, Wakefield Ings formerly called Earls Ings 1709WMB, Le Ings 1699 Tayl, Ings 1793EnclA 11 , v. eorl ( here the Earl of Warren ) , eng ' meadow ' ; it was described in 1407WCR as prat 'domini ' the lord's meadow ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site