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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. St Mary's Drove (Other OS name, Blandford St Mary, Dorset)

    , from prec. V Plant . and . , cf. B Plant . supra

  2. Stockland Rd (Other OS name, Aylestone, Leicestershire)

    , v. Stock Lands in f. ns . ( b ) infra

  3. Stoneham Ho (Other OS name, Thurmaston, Leicestershire)

    . , v. Stonholm in f. ns . ( b )

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

    Sike Gutter 1740 Terrier

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

  5. The Belt (Other OS name, Blandford St Mary, Dorset)

    , v. belt . B Plant . , like V Plant . and Y Plant . infra , named from its shape

  6. The Hall (Other OS name, Drayton, Leicestershire)

    , a medieval hall recorded in f. ns . ( b )

  7. The Limes (Other OS name, Willoughby Waterleys, Leicestershire)

    , a house dated 1702 and thus poss . providing an allusion to early local flora ; note Lynbe land in f. ns . ( b )

  8. the Rookery (Other OS name, Little Casterton, Rutland)

    , v. Rochaue in Lt . Casterton f. ns . ( b ) infra

  9. 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

  10. The Windmill (Other OS name, Waltham, Leicestershire)

    , v. Windmill furlong in f. ns . ( b ) infra

  11. Thorn Hill (Other OS name, Cley, Norfolk)

    , cf. Thornham Eye 38Eliz B

  12. 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

  13. Walker's Lodge (Other OS name, Greetham, Rutland)

    , George Walker and family are cited in 1665HT , cf. Walkers Farm in f. ns . ( b ) infra

  14. Well (Other OS name, Burton and Dalby, Leicestershire)

    Ancell Crosse 1550 Pochin; Annwell Crosse, Anncell Cross(e), Annsell Crosse 1561 Surv

    ( 2 ½ ″ ) , a holy spring and well dedicated originally to St Anne , cf. Ancell Crosse 1550Pochin , Annwell Crosse , Anncell

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

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

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

    Whitehouse 1725 B

    . Cf. Whitehouse 1725 B

  17. 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

  18. 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 . )