| Abberwick |
Aloburges wic |
the wic of Aloburh |
We should have expected a modern form Awb(e)rick. Abb- in 1333 is probably an error for Alb- |
NU |
127131 |
| Abberwick |
Alubeorhtes wic |
the wic of Alubeorht |
We should have expected a modern form Awb(e)rick. Abb- in 1333 is probably an error for Alb- |
NU |
127131 |
| Abshiel |
Abbas scheles |
Abba's scheles |
|
NZ |
151905 |
| Acklington |
Æcceling(a) tun |
the farm of Æccel or of his sons |
Searle gives Aecci and Acca; either could give diminutive Aeccel |
NU |
226019 |
| Acomb |
(æt þæm) acum |
at the oaks |
Final 'b' is due to other words ending in mb, esp p-n element 'cumb' |
NY |
930664 |
| Acton |
ac denu |
oak valley |
|
NY |
983521 |
| Adderstone Hall |
Eadredes tun |
Eadred's enclosure |
|
NU |
142304 |
| Agar's Hill |
Algeres scheles |
The scheles of Alger |
Alger is from OE Ealdgar or Aelfgar |
NY |
773588 |
| Akeld |
á-kelda |
Marshy place by the river |
The whole name is descriptive of the position of Akeld on the edge of the Till valley. There was no trace of the old pronunciation with the loss of the final d |
NT |
957296 |
| Allendale Common |
alwent dalr |
Valley of the Alwent |
Spellings with 'er' are difficult. Possibly they are due to confusion with Ennerdale, Cumb. |
NY |
824492 |
| Allendale Town |
alwent tun |
Farm on the Alwent |
Later form perhaps from the parish name. |
NY |
837557 |
| Allerdean Mill |
Ælfheres denu |
Ælfhere's valley |
|
NT |
982474 |
| Allerwash |
aller wæsc |
alluvial area overgrown with alders |
|
NY |
870670 |
| Allery Burn |
alra burna |
burn of the alders |
or later Aldery- (Allery) burn |
NU |
071302 |
| Alnham |
alne ham |
Homestead by the Aln |
Mawer notes pronunciation as 'jeldem' which is borne out by the spellings of 1680/1712. |
NT |
995109 |
| Alnmouth |
alne muða |
Mouth of the Aln |
Same place may have been Bede's ad tuifyrdi. It also appears to have been called St Waleric & Neubiginge in 1152. Note again the pronunciation of Aln is recorded as 'jel' by Mawer. |
NU |
246106 |
| Alnwick |
alne wic |
Wic by the Aln |
|
NU |
186133 |
| Alwinton |
alwent tun |
Farm on the Alewent |
|
NT |
921064 |
| Amble by the Sea |
? |
Probably Celtic |
cf Kemble, Glouc & Kimble, Bucks |
NU |
267039 |
| Ancroft |
se ana croft |
The single or lonely dwelling |
|
NU |
002451 |
| Angerton Hall |
An(s)gartun |
The farm of Asgeirr (Latinised An(s)garus) |
|
NZ |
094850 |
| Angerton Hall |
*angar tun |
enclosure in the grassland |
|
NZ |
094850 |
| Anick |
ein wic |
lone farm |
Position given based on Cowpen |
NY |
953655 |
| Anick |
Æðelwines wic |
Æðelwine's farm |
OE Æðel > Late OE & EME Aegil |
NY |
953655 |
| Anick |
ein wic |
lone farm |
Given as a footnote in Mawer; may not have been intended as a derivation. |
NY |
953655 |
| Apperley |
Apple-treow leah |
Apple tree clearing |
|
NY |
934555 |
| Archy's Sike |
Aca(n) tun |
Aca's enclosure |
|
NY |
707835 |
| Archy's Sike |
ac tun |
oak farm |
Alternative |
NY |
707835 |
| Ardley Dean |
Eardan leah |
Earda's clearing |
|
NY |
915586 |
| Ashington Farm |
Æscinga denu |
Valley of Æsc or of his sons |
|
NZ |
264867 |
| Axwell Park |
ac scheles |
shielings by the oak(s) |
|
NZ |
190619 |
| Aydon |
eg denu |
Island valley |
|
NZ |
008661 |
| Aydon Cottage Farm |
heg denu |
Hay valley |
|
NU |
176125 |
| Aydon Shields |
Ealdwines scheles |
Ealdwine's shielings |
Near Alwinton but can not now be traced |
NY |
923568 |
| Aydon Shields |
Ealdwines scheles |
Ealdwine's shielings |
|
NY |
923568 |