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.

  1. Brocks, Brocks Cottage (Other OS name, Sedgefield, Durham)

    , cf. le Brok in f. ns . ( b ) infra

  2. Catley Hill (Other OS name, Sedgefield, Durham)

    , cf. Cattelawe c. 1200 in Bradbury f. ns . ( b ) supra

  3. Hodgson Mill (Other OS name, Brough, Westmorland)

    , named from the local family of Hodg (e )son ( 1560 ff , ( B ) freq , 1672 NWm 105 , 1761 CW xix, 148, etc. )

  4. Holstone Ho (Other OS name, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham)

    , v. Holstanmore in f. ns . ( b ) infra

  5. Mess Bridge (Other OS name, Sedgefield, Durham)

    , v. mesbrig in Butterwick f. ns . ( b ) supra

  6. New England (Other OS name, Derby Hills, Derbyshire)

    ( 6 ″ ) , 1771EnclA , v. infra 759

  7. Piper Knowle Lane (Other OS name, Norton, Durham)

    , cf. the f.n. Piper Knowls in f. ns . ( b ) infra

  8. Rakestraw (Other OS name, Brough, Westmorland)

    , 1843TA , named from the family of John Rakestraw , Rakestray , Isabell Raikstraw , etc . ( 1661 , 1671 , ( B ) 85 , 192 , 324 etc . ) ,

  9. Weterton Ho (Other OS name, Sedgefield, Durham)

    , cf. Wytterdow 1380 in f. ns . ( b ) infra