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 Weir

Other OS name in the Parish of Broad Hinton

Historical Forms

  • The Wire 1818 O.S.
  • Weir Close c.1840 TA

Etymology

[ wair ] is The Wire 1818 O.S., Weir Close c. 1840TA .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement