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. Hurstingstone Hundred (Hundred in Huntingdonshire)

    The history of this Hundred-name has been made out by Mr Goodall in the paper already referred to s. n. Sword Point supra 190. He makes a convincing case for thinking that

  2. Mountstephen Ho (Early-attested site, Halberton, Devon)

    Whether the family was of local origin we cannot say. The place is on a hill. The form suggests that the name was coined in England and not in

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

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

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

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

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

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

  6. Marshrow (Other OS name, Exminster, Devon)

    ( 6 ″ ) is Marshbrowe 1611, Marshrowe 1671Recov . The b is probably a clerical error . The place lies in flat land by the Exe

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

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

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

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

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

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