Survey of English Place-Names

Tandridge Hundred (Hundred in Surrey)

v. Tandridge infra 335. In 1651 (ParlSurv ) the court leets were held at a place called Undersnow . This, in a deed of 1656 (VCH iv, 252), is called Hundredsnow

Nineveh (Early-attested site, Hampton Lucy, Warwickshire)

Nineveh is so named in 1830 (O.S.). This type of name is to be found in nearly all English counties. In Warwickshire we have New York, Canada, Bermuda, Labrador, Newfoundland, New

Paddle Cottage (Early-attested site, Edgcote, Northamptonshire)

“If we can Pad-well overgoe and Horestone we can see;

Then Lords of England we shall be.”

The Horestone he tells us was a famous old stone on the borders of

Spook Hill (Early-attested site, Dorking, Surrey)

Spokelande 1559 Norfolk

Spook Hill (6″). Cf. Spokelande 1559Norfolk . It is impossible to say anything certain about the first element in this name. The history of the word

St Pier's Fm and Lane (Early-attested site, Lingfield, Surrey)

St Pierces Green 1765 R; Simpier Green 1823 Br

St Pier's Fm and Lane (both 6″). Cf. St Pierces Green 1765 R, Simpier Green 1823 Br. So

Sussex Fm (Early-attested site, Send with Ripley, Surrey)

Sussex Fm is so named in 1823 (G). According to M and B (iii, 108), lands in Sussex and in Send were conveyed in 1674 to John Caryll of Goodwood and others. In 1688 these

Bently Cottages and Copse (Other OS name, Shere with Gomshall, Surrey)

( 6 ″ ) . Bentley field , Copse and Pond are marked on an estate map of 1812 ( penes Mr R. B . Bray ) , v. beonet , leah

Cuttle and Cuttle Bridge (Other OS name, Long Itchington, Warwickshire)

Cuttole AD iii; Cuttle brook 1725 B; Cutwell, Cuttle close, Cuttle brook, Cuttle lane 1761 EnclA

. Cf. Cuttole n.d. AD iii , Cuttle brook 1725 B , Cutwell , Cuttle close , Cuttle brook , Cuttle lane 1761EnclA . v.

Highgate Wood (Other OS name, Brampton Ash, Northamptonshire)

( B ) . Cf. Hyegatestybbyng 1430 Finch - Hatton . For stybbing v. infra 270

Hog Hatch (Other OS name, Farnham, Surrey)

[ hɔgidʒ ] is Hoghache 1570, MinAcct , Hoggage 1749 B . v. hæcc

Hogden Fm (Other OS name, Little Bookham, Surrey)

Hogden Lane 1749 B

( 6 ″ ) . Cf. Hogden Lane 1749 B

Horseshoe Fm (Other OS name, Borough Fen, Northamptonshire)

Horse Shoe Drove 1823 B

. Cf. Horse Shoe Drove 1823 B . ' Drove ' is a term used in the fens for a road along which cattle are driven , and for a water - way ( PN BedsHu 294 )

Kirtley Barn (Other OS name, Cranford St Andrew and St John, Northamptonshire)

( 6 ″ ) . Cf. Curtley Field in Slipton ( 1771EnclA ) , and Carkley Lane 1823 Sale Hill Wood ( 6 ″ ) is so named in 1823 B . For sale v. BritainSale

New England (Other OS name, Peterborough, Northamptonshire)

is a modern district which grew up round the railway works here post 1850 ( W . T . M . )

Old Head Wood (Other OS name, Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire)

is so named in 1823 B , and nearby are also marked Wold Coppice and Warkton Wold . The meaning may have been ' wood at the head or end of the “ wold , ”

Oldfield Thicket (Other OS name, Harlestone, Northamptonshire)

Oldefeld c. 1312 H de B

( 6 ″ ) . Cf. Oldefeld c. 1312 H de B

Powder Blue Fm (Other OS name, Eye, Northamptonshire)

is so named in 1823 B . The NED defines ' powder-blue ' as ' powdered smalt,especially for use in the laundry . ' The reason for the application of the name is unknown

Syke Way (Other OS name, Earls Barton, Northamptonshire)

Sike Gutter 1740 Terrier

( B ) . Cf. Sike Gutter 1740Terrier , v. sic

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

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

Whitehouse 1725 B

. Cf. Whitehouse 1725 B