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.

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  1. Charlton Hundred (Hundred in Berkshire)

    'Hill of the peasants', v. ceorl , dūn . This was presumably the name of the meeting-place, which has not been

  2. Home Fm (Other OS name, Grove, Berkshire)

    , in Charlton village

  3. Longsight Lane (Other OS name, Cheadle, Cheshire)

    ( 101–869844 ) . This is a straight stretch of road 300 yards in length , providing a long ' sight ' or view , in the sense used in surveying etc . , v.

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

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

  5. New England (Other OS name, Ollerton, Nottinghamshire)

    is so named c. 1825 (O.S.)

  6. New England (Other OS name, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire)

    is in the far north - west of the parish . v. infra 293

  7. New England Hill (Other OS name, Winkfield, Berkshire)

    , 1761 Rocque , 1790 Pride ( v. 284 )

  8. New England Wd (Other OS name, Shottesbrooke, Berkshire)

    , on the parish boundary , v. 284