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 (Parish in Wiltshire)

  2. Castle Copse (Other OS name, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire)

    is so named in 1697 (Wilton ) . There are some entrenchments here ( H . C . B . )

  3. Furze Coppice (Other OS name, North Savernake, Wiltshire)

    Fuzzey Coppice Hill

    . Cf. Fuzzey Coppice Hill ib. It represents the medieval assart of Isbury supra 300 ( H . C . B . )

  4. 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. )

  5. King's Corner (Other OS name, Pewsey, Wiltshire)

    ( 6 ″ ) is so named in 1820 (G) . It marks the turn of the Forest boundary ( H . C . B . )

  6. 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.

  7. 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 . ) ,

  8. The Vennel (Other OS name, Wilton, Wiltshire)

    ( local ) is the old name for the road to Netherhampton across Wilton Park . It is the word vennel ( OFr  venelle ) in common use in Northern England for

  9. Whiteshard Bottom (Other OS name, Mildenhall, Wiltshire)

    White shurde 1591 WM vi

    . Cf. White shurde 1591 WM vi . v. sceard , ' gap , ' and infra 445 . There is a long dyke which crosses this bottom in chalky ground ( H . C . B

  10. Wilbury Ho (Other OS name, Newton Tony, Wiltshire)

    Wilbury Hill 1773 A and D

    . Cf. Wilbury Hill 1773 A and D . There are traces of a camp to the west of the house ( H . C . B . )