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. Charlton Abbots (Parish in Gloucestershire)

  3. Charlton Kings (Parish in Gloucestershire)

  4. Ash Holt (Other OS name, Ashby cum Fenby, Lincolnshire)

    , perhaps cf. ash grene in f. ns . ( b ) infra

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

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

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

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

  7. Charlton Park (Other OS name, Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire)

    , 1830 M , v. park

  8. Gibbet Lane (Other OS name, Toft Newton, Lincolnshire)

    Gibbet Rath 1828 Bry

    , cf. Gibbet Rath 1828 Bry , on the south - east corner of the parish on the boundary with Faldingworth LWR , with Gibbet Hill a little further east in

  9. Halton Drain (Other OS name, West Halton, Lincolnshire)

    the common drayne 1577, 1664 Terrier; common dreane 1638 Terrier; the comon dreane 1668, 1686, 1690 Terrier; the Com(m)on Drayne 1697 Terrier; the Common Drain 1730 Terrier

    , cf. the common drayne 1577, 1664Terrier , common dreane 1638Terrier , the comon dreane 1668, 1686, 1690Terrier ,

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

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

  11. Lings Fm (Other OS name, Rothwell, Lincolnshire)

    Lynge Styght 1577 Terrier; ling stigh 1606, 1638 Terrier; ling stigh 1611 Terrier; ling Stigh 1625 Terrier; Linge street 1721 Terrier; the Lings 1767 EnclA; The Lings 1831 Brad

    , cf. Lynge Styght 1577Terrier , ling stigh 1606, 1638Terrier , ling stigh 1611Terrier , ling Stigh 1625Terrier ,

  12. Long Screed (Other OS name, Cadney, Lincolnshire)

    , presumably screed ' a narrow strip of land ' , NED sb I , 1 b

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

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

  14. North Field Barn(lost) (Other OS name, Aylesby, Lincolnshire)

    North Feild 1634 Terrier; North feild 1684 Tyr

    ( lost ) , 1824 O , cf. North Feild 1634Terrier , North feild 1684Tyr , named from one of the great fields of the village , v. norð

  15. Parsonage Barn (Other OS name, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire)

    ( lost , approx TA 294 027 ) , Pars . B . 1828 Bry

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

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

  17. Skippingdale Plantation (Other OS name, Crosby, Lincolnshire)

    High Skippingdale, Low Skippingdale, New Skippingdale 1838 TA

    , cf. High Skippingdale , Low Skippingdale , New Skippingdale 1838TA ( West Halton ) , perhaps from scypen ' a shippen ' , in a

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

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