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. The Limes (Other OS name, Willoughby Waterleys, Leicestershire)

    , a house dated 1702 and thus poss . providing an allusion to early local flora ; note Lynbe land in f. ns . ( b )

  2. The Windmill (Other OS name, Waltham, Leicestershire)

    , v. Windmill furlong in f. ns . ( b ) infra

  3. Three Bridge Fm and Waterloo Fm (Other OS name, Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire)

    ( 6 ″ ) are so named c. 1830 (O.S.) . The latter is a very common farm - name in England , from the battle in 1815 . Cf. Portobello Fminfra 306

  4. Well (Other OS name, Burton and Dalby, Leicestershire)

    Ancell Crosse 1550 Pochin; Annwell Crosse, Anncell Cross(e), Annsell Crosse 1561 Surv

    ( 2 ½ ″ ) , a holy spring and well dedicated originally to St Anne , cf. Ancell Crosse 1550Pochin , Annwell Crosse , Anncell

  5. Whitehouse Common (Other OS name, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire)

    Whitehouse 1725 B

    . Cf. Whitehouse 1725 B