Randwick and Westrip

A civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England, which includes the named places.


No Man's Heath and District

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England.

Edge, Cheshire
Hampton, Cheshire
Larkton
Macefen


Brafferton and Helperby

A civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district, that includes the named places, which adjoin each other.


Helmsley

A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE6183).


Sheriffhales

A village and civil parish in eastern Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7612).


Simpson and Ashland

A civil parish in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, which includes the named places.


Fleet Marston

A locality and civil parish (without a council) in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district.


Wheatfield

South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire#English

A locality and civil parish (without a council) in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England.


Mickleham

From Middle English Michelham, from Old English miċel (“big”) + hamm (“land enclosed by a river”).

A village and civil parish in Mole Valley district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ1753).


Delamere and Oakmere

A civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, that includes the named places.


Leckhampton with Warden Hill

A civil parish in Cheltenham borough, Gloucestershire, England, which includes the named places.


Danby Wiske with Lazenby

A civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district.


Longparish

From long + parish, recorded as Langeparisshe in 1389, and called (the long parish of) Middleton earlier; there is still a settlement named Middleton within the parish.

A village and civil parish in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4344).


Dunkerton and Tunley

Bath and North East Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset#English

A civil parish in Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England.


Caynham

A village and civil parish in southern Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5573).


Glenfields

A civil parish including the village of Glenfield, Blaby district, Leicestershire, England.


Ibstock

North West Leicestershire
North West Leicestershire#English

A large village and civil parish in North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK4010).


Ratby

Hinckley and Bosworth
Hinckley and Bosworth#English

A village and civil parish in Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5105).


Stanton under Bardon

A village and civil parish in Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK4610).


Glassonby

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5738).


Willoughby with Sloothby

A civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England, which includes the named places.


Coxwold

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE5377).


Husthwaite

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE5175).


Nunnington

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE6679).


Nawton

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE6584).


Abbey Dore

The name is a reversal of Dore Abbey; the River Dore flows through the parish and past the village.

A village and civil parish (served by Abbeydore and Bacton Group Parish Council) in south-west Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO3830).


Bacton

A small village and civil parish (served by Abbeydore and Bacton Group Parish Council) in south-west Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3732).

A coastal village and civil parish (served by Bacton and Edingthorpe Parish Council) in North Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG3433).

A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM0567).


Vowchurch

A village and civil parish (served by Vowchurch (and District) Group Parish Council) in south-west Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO3636).


Peterchurch

From Peter + church; the local church is dedicated to St Peter.

A village and civil parish in south-west Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO3438).


Woodford cum Membris

West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire#English

A civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district, which includes Woodford Halse.


Mudford

A village and civil parish north of Yeovil, Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST5719).


Bransgore

A village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SZ1897).


Easterton

A village and civil parish on the edge of the Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0255).


Salt and Enson

A civil parish in Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England, that includes the named places.


St Michael's Mount

A small island and civil parish (without a council), with a small village and castle, accessible on foot at low tide by a causeway from Marazion on the mainland of Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW5129).


Flowton

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0846).


West Deeping

A village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1108).


Warmingham

A village and civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7061).


Heath Charnock

A small village and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5914).


Grindleton

A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7545).


Sandymoor

A civil parish in Halton borough, Cheshire, England.


Byland with Wass

A civil parish (served by Byland with Wass and Oldstead Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district, which includes Byland Abbey and Wass.


Oldstead

A small village and civil parish (served by Byland with Wass and Oldstead Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE5380).


Cawton

A small village and civil parish (served by Gilling East with Cawton, Coulton and Grimston Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE6476).


Hovingham

A village and civil parish (served by Hovingham with Scackleton Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE6675).


Scackleton

A village and civil parish (served by Hovingham with Scackleton Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE6472).


Barton-le-Street

The affix le-Street refers to the village being on an old Roman road.

A village and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7274).


Amotherby

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7573).


Wharram

Wharram le Street
Wharram le Street#English

A civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district, and historically in Yorkshire (East Riding), which includes the village of Wharram le Street.


Shipton Thorpe

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, for the village of Shiptonthorpe.


Westerleigh and Coalpit Heath

South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire#English

A civil parish in South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, which includes the named places.


Southstoke

A civil parish in Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England, which includes the village of South Stoke, and much of Midford.


South Stoke

A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU6083).

A tiny village and civil parish (without a council) in Arun district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ0210).


Bulkeley and Ridley

A civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, that includes the named places.


Hurworth

A civil parish in Darlington borough, County Durham, England, that includes the settlements of Hurworth-on-Tees and Hurworth Place.


Priston

A village and civil parish in Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6960).


Widworthy

A small village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY2199).


Long Man

A civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England.


Newby and Scalby

A civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district, which includes the named places.


Offerton

Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales#English

A hamlet and civil parish (served by Abney, Abney Grange, Offerton and Highlow Parish Council) in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2181).


Abney and Abney Grange

A civil parish (served by Abney, Abney Grange, Offerton and Highlow Parish Council) in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England, that includes the named places.


Ashby Woulds

Probably associated with Ashby-de-la-Zouch, just to the east. "Woulds" may be a variant of wolds.

A civil parish with a town council in North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire, England, with its main settlement in Moira.


Snape with Thorp

A civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district, which includes the village of Snape.


Graveney with Goodnestone

A civil parish in Swale district, Kent, England, that includes the named places.


Temple Ewell

Manorial affix added for possession by the Knights Templar in the 12th century.

A suburban village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2944).


Tillington

A village and civil parish in Chichester district, West Sussex (OS grid ref SU9621).


Burghill

A village and civil parish north-west of Hereford, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4744).


Clifton-upon-Dunsmore

A village and civil parish in Rugby borough, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP5376).


Trimingham

A coastal village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2738).


Overstrand

* In England, from Old English ofer + strand, recorded as Othestranda ^([sic]) in 1086 (DB), and Overstrand in 1231.
* In South Africa, basically the same, but probably from Afrikaans or Dutch: compare Dutch over, Afrikaans strand and Dutch strand.

A coastal village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2440).


Sidestrand

A small coastal village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2639).


Lasham

A village and civil parish (without a council) in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6742).


Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold

A civil parish in Melton borough, Leicestershire, England, which includes the named places.


Huntwick with Foulby and Nostell

A civil parish (served by Nostell Parish Council, a group of three parishes) in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.


Headon cum Upton

A civil parish (served by Headon (cum Upton), Grove and Stokeham Parish Council) in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England.


Stokeham

A small village and civil parish (served by Headon cum Upton, Grove and Stokeham Parish Council) in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7876).


Wickhambreaux

A village and civil parish in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2258).


Yarkhill

A small village and civil parish east-north-east of Hereford, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO6042).


Forcett

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ1712).


Piercebridge

A village and civil parish in Darlington borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2115).


Stow Bedon

A village and civil parish (served by Stoke Bedon and Breckles Parish Council) in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL9596).


Fornham St Martin

A village and civil parish (served by Fornham St Martin cum St Genevieve Parish Council) in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL8567).


Timworth

A small village and civil parish (served by Ampton, Little Livermere and Timworth Parish Meeting) in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL8669).


Gilmorton

A village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5787).


Griston

A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL9499).


Saham Toney

A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9001).


Holme Hale

A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF8807).


Hopton and Coton

A civil parish in Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England.


Clungunford

A village and civil parish in southern Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO3978).


Hopton Castle

A village, a civil parish and castle remains in southern Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO3678).


Swinton with Warthermarske

A civil parish (served by Masham Parish Council (group)) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate district, which includes the named places.


Branston and Mere

A civil parish in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England.


Croxton Kerrial

Manorial affix from possession by Bertram de Criol in the 13th century.

A village and civil parish (served by Croxton Kerrial and Branston Parish Council) in Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK8329).


Firbeck

A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK5688).


Hough-on-the-Hill

A village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9246).


Marbury and District

A civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England.


Stanthorne and Wimboldsley

A civil parish (without a council) in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England.


Cantley, Limpenhoe and Southwood

A civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England, which includes the named places.


Shelsley Beauchamp

A small village and civil parish (served by The Shelsleys Parish Council) in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS SO7363).


East Chinnock

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4913).


Weaverham

A large village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6174).


Dodderhill

A civil parish north-east of Droitwich Spa, Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England.


Oddingley

A village and civil parish (served by Saleway Parish Council) in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9159).


North Claines

A civil parish in Wychavon district, just north of Worcester, Worcestershire, England.


Clayton with Frickley

A civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, that includes the named places.


Rosedale East Side

A civil parish (served by Rosedale East and West Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district, which includes the village of Rosedale Abbey.


Rosedale West Side

A civil parish (served by Rosedale East and West Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district.


Kemble and Ewen

A civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England, which includes the named places.


Stamfordham

A village and civil parish west of Ponteland, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ0772).


West Allen

A civil parish in south-west Northumberland, through which this river flows.


Nutley

Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke and Deane#English

A village and civil parish (served by Preston Candover and Nutley Parish Council) in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6044).


Preston Candover

Candover refers to the Candover Brook, Preston was a manorial affix.

A village and civil parish (served by Preston Candover and Nutley Parish Council) in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6041).


Maresfield

A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ4624).


Marldon

A village and civil parish in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8663).


Otterden

A civil parish (without a council) in Maidstone district, Kent, England.


Orton Longueville

A suburb and civil parish in the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, at one time a village (OS grid ref TL1696).


Studham

Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0215).


Cubert

Named after the missionary Saint Cubert.

A village and civil parish south of Newquay, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW7857).


Frome St Quintin

A village and civil parish (served by Frome Valley Parish Council) in Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST5902).


Careby Aunby and Holywell

A civil parish (without a council) in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England, that includes the named places.


West Coker

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST5113).


East Coker

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST5412).


Linkinhorne

A civil parish and small village in east Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX3173).


Haccombe with Combe

A civil parish in Teignbridge district, Devon, England, which includes the settlements of Haccombe and Combeinteignhead.


Hatherop

A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP1505).


Faccombe

A village and civil parish (without a council) in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3958).


Pencoyd

A small village and civil parish (served by Llanwarne and District Group Parish Council) in south Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5126).


Fyfield and Tubney

Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse#English

A civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England, that includes the named places.


Fyfield

A village and civil parish in Epping Forest district, Essex (OS grid ref TL5606).

A village and civil parish in Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU2946).

A village and civil parish west of Marlborough, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1468).


Sitlington

A civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, at one time named Shitlington.


Eastleach

Eastleach Martin
Eastleach Martin#English

Eastleach Turville
Eastleach Turville#English

A civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England that includes the villages of Eastleach Martin and Eastleach Turville.


Milton Lilbourne

A village and civil parish east of Pewsey, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1860).


Frankley

A civil parish and small village in Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9980).


Chapel Allerton

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST4050).


Brandon and Bretford

A civil parish in Rugby borough, Warwickshire, England, which includes the named places.


Ickburgh

A village and civil parish (without a council) in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL8194).


Crowland

A market town and civil parish in South Holland district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2410).


Weston and Weedon

South Northamptonshire
South Northamptonshire#English

A civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in South Northamptonshire district, which includes Weston and Weedon Lois, and is served by Weston and Weedon Lois Parish Council.


Longfield and New Barn

A civil parish in Dartford borough, Kent, England, which includes the named places.


Stonebeck Down

Stonebeck refers to Stean Beck on the north side of the parish, a tributary of the River Nidd. Down refers to the direction (opposite of Up), not to downland.

A civil parish (served by Upper Nidderdale Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate district.


Fletching

A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ4223).


Wilcot, Huish and Oare

A civil parish north of Pewsey, Wiltshire, England, that includes the named places.


Oare

A village and civil parish by Oare Creek in Swale district, Kent; Oare Marshes are also here (OS grid ref TR0062).

There is a local rhyme which says:
Culbone, Oare and Stoke Pero
Are three such places as you seldom hear o'.
Stoke Pero and Culbone are equally remote hamlets, respectively 5 miles south-east and 2½ miles east of Oare, a village of which few would have heard had not Blackmore [(R. D. Blackmore)] immortalised it.

1980, AA Book of English Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 302:

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district; Oare Water is a minor river flowing through the village and parish (OS grid ref SS8047).


Chieveley

A village and civil parish north of Newbury, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4773).


Acton Burnell

A village and civil parish south of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5302).


Alfriston

From Old English Ælfrīces + Old English tūn

A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5103).


Altarnun

A small village and civil parish (the largest in Cornwall) on the edge of Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX2281).


Poundstock

A civil parish and small village in north Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX2099).


North Cockerington

A village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3790).


Stone-cum-Ebony

Ebony was a civil parish abolished in 1894, being divided between Tenterden and the then Stone parish, which became Stone-cum-Ebony.

A civil parish in southern Ashford district, Kent, England.


Walkern

East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2826).


Flamstead

A village and civil parish in Dacorum borough, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0714).


Haxey

North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE7699).


Norham

A village and civil parish in northern Northumberland, England, by the River Tweed, the border with Scotland (OS grid ref NT9047).


St Columb Major

A town and civil parish with a town council in mid Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9163).


Shenley Church End

A suburb and civil parish in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8336).


Kildale

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ6009).


Uttoxeter Rural

East Staffordshire
East Staffordshire#English

A civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England, that surrounds the town of Uttoxeter on three sides.


Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley

A civil parish in Dartford borough, Kent, England, that includes the named places.


East Bergholt

A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0735).


St Mewan

A small village and civil parish near St Austell, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9951).


Mawgan-in-Pydar

Mawgan is from Saint Mawgan. What Pydar refers to is unknown.

A civil parish north-east of Newquay, Cornwall, England, with St Mawgan as one of its main settlements.


Urpeth

A village and civil parish north-west of Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2554).


Wrightington

Dangerous Corner
Dangerous Corner#English

Wrightington Bar
Wrightington Bar#English

A civil parish and hamlet in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England, which includes the settlements of Appley Bridge, Dangerous Corner, Robin Hood and Wrightington Bar (OS grid ref SD5211).


Baslow and Bubnell

A civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England, that includes the named places.


Weston-on-Trent

South Derbyshire
South Derbyshire#English

A village and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4028).


Froxfield

A village and civil parish in eastern Wiltshire, England, on the border with Berkshire (OS grid ref SU2968).


Swallowfield

A village and civil parish in Wokingham district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU7264).


West Witton

A village and civil parish in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE0688).


Hinton St George

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4212).


Arnesby

A village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP6192).


Peatling Magna

A village and civil parish (without a council) in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5992).


Ashby St Ledgers

Ledgers is from Leodegar, its church is dedicated to St Leodegarius.

West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish (without a council) in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP5768).


Barton and Pooley Bridge

Renamed from Barton civil parish on 1 April 2019.

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district, which includes the named places.


Cranbrook and Sissinghurst

Renamed from Cranbrook civil parish in 2009 or 2012.

A civil parish in Tunbridge Wells district, Kent, England, that includes the named places.


Newbold Astbury

A civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, which includes the village of Astbury.


Ayot St Lawrence

A small village and civil parish in Welwyn Hatfield borough, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1916).


Badby

Meaning 'Badda's fortified place', from Old English Baddanbyrġ, from the personal name Badda, genitive singular Baddan + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortress”). The first syllable of the second element was elided over time through natural erosion, which led to it sounding identical to the common Old Norse-rooted locative ending -by.

A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP5658).


Bishop's Hull

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST2024).


Old Basing and Lychpit

A civil parish in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England, that includes the named places.


Bayton

A village and civil parish in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England, on the border with Shropshire (OS grid ref SO6973).


Berry Pomeroy

From Old English burh, byrig, recorded as Beri in 1086 (DB), the manorial affix is from the de Pomerei family, from the 11th century.

A village and civil parish in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8261).


Bibury

A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP1106).


Bignor

A village and civil parish (without a council) in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU9814).


Blawith and Subberthwaite

A civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district.


Bishop Burton

Manorial affix for early possession by the Archbishops of York.

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9839).


Cley next the Sea

A coastal village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0443).


Blewbury

A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU5385).


St Juliot

A civil parish east of Boscastle, north-east Cornwall, England.


East Hanningfield

A village and civil parish in Chelmsford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7701).


Castle Acre

King's Lynn and West Norfolk
King's Lynn and West Norfolk#English

A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF8115).


Chew Magna

From the River Chew, with affix from Latin magna.

Bath and North East Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset#English

A village and civil parish in Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST5763).


Wendens Ambo

Apparently two villages originally, Wenden Magna and Wenden Parva. The affix is from Latin ambo (“both”).

A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL5136).


Great Amwell

A village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3612).


Felbrigg

A small village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2039).


Bradbourne

Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales#English

A village and civil parish (served by Ballidon and Bradbourne Parish Council) in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2052).


Ballidon

A small village and civil parish (served by Ballidon and Bradbourne Parish Council) in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2054).


Towton

Kirkby Wharfe with North Milford
Kirkby Wharfe with North Milford

A village and civil parish (served by Towton, Grimston and Kirkby Wharfe with North Milford Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE4839).


East Garton

A civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, which includes the village of Garton.


Bramshaw

A small village and large civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU2615).


Landford

A village and civil parish in south-east Wiltshire, England, the parish borders onto Hampshire (OS grid ref SU2519).


Thelbridge

A civil parish in Mid Devon district, Devon, England.


Cruwys Morchard

Cruwys is from the surname. Morchard is used in place names elsewhere in Devon.


Down St Mary

A village and civil parish in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS7404).


Bramshott and Liphook

A civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England, that includes the named places.


Braughing

A village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3925).


Combe St Nicholas

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST3011).


Breamore

A village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU1518).


Bredwardine

A village and civil parish (served by Wyeside Group Parish Council) by the River Wye, western Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO3344).


Bretforton

Hidden away in the Vale of Evesham lies the mellow village of Bretforton. Its documented history goes back more than 1,200 years to a Saxon deed of 714. The Saxons called it Brotfortun - the 'ford with planks' - possibly a reference to a footbridge alongside the ford.

1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publishers Ltd, page 88:

A village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0943).


Upton Scudamore

Manorial affix from the de Skydemore family of the 13th century.

A village and civil parish between Westbury and Warminster, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8647).


Whitelackington

A village and civil parish (without a council) in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST3815).


East Dean and Friston

A civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England, that includes the named places.


Friston

A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM4160).


Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley

A civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England.


Chittlehampton

A village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6325).


Atherington

A village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS5923).


Climping

A village and civil parish in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ0002).


Salehurst and Robertsbridge

A civil parish in Rother district, East Sussex, England, that includes the named places.


Bentley Pauncefoot

Pauncefoot, Pauncefoote, or Pauncefote is a medieval surname used as a manorial affix.

A civil parish in Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire, England.


Dallington

A village and civil parish in Rother district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ6519).


Broadwindsor

A village and civil parish (served by Broadwindsor Group Parish Council) in west Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST4302).


Buckland in the Moor

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Dartmoor, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7273).


Holne

A village and civil parish in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7069).


Alpraham and Calveley

Formed on 1 April 2023 with the merger of Alpraham and Calveley civil parishes.

A civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, which includes the named places.


Burnham Thorpe

Burnham is thought to derive from the River Burn, Norfolk.

A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF8541).


Burnham Overy

Burnham Overy Staithe
Burnham Overy Staithe#English

Burnham Overy Town
Burnham Overy Town#English

A civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England, which includes the settlements of Burnham Overy Staithe and Burnham Overy Town.


Burnsall

A village and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SE0361).


Chilcombe

A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in west Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY5291)


Caldbeck

Although [John] Peel's grave is the main attraction, Caldbeck is a captivating little village in its own right, with fine views southwards to the Lake District's serried peaks.

1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 100:

A village and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY3239).


Leighton and Eaton Constantine

A civil parish west of Telford, Shropshire, England, that includes the named places.


Carlton Town

A civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, that includes the village of Carlton, and previously in Richmondshire district.


Kelsale cum Carlton

A civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district, that includes the named places.


South Acre

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF8114).


West Acre

A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF7815).


Castle Combe

A village and civil parish in north-west Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8477).


Castle Rising

A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF6624).


Cerne Abbas

Cerne refers to the River Cerne; Abbas is from Latin abbas (“abbot”).

A village and civil parish (served by Cerne Valley Parish Council) in Dorset, England, previously in West Dorset district (OS grid ref ST6601).


Chelsworth

A village and civil parish (without a council) in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9847).


Cheriton Fitzpaine

Manorial affix added for the 13th century Fitzpayn family.

A village and civil parish in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS8606).


Brendon and Countisbury

A civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England, that includes the named places.


Sutcombe

A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS3411).


Norton Malreward

A small village and civil parish in Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6065).


Stanton Drew

Manorial affix from possession by Drogo or Drew in 1225; recorded as Stanton Drogonis in 1253.

A small village and civil parish in Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST5963).


Chiddingfold

A village and civil parish in Waverley district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9535).


Childswickham

A village and civil parish in the Vale of Evesham, Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0738).


Boscobel

A number of Britain's ancient and historic trees have been preserved. One of the most famous is the Royal Oak at Boscobel, in Salop.

1980, AA Book of English Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 119:

A civil parish (served by Donington and Boscobel Parish Council) in eastern Shropshire, England.


Peper Harow

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Waverley district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9344).


East Claydon

A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7325).


Clee St Margaret

Located on the Clee Brook on the edge of the Clee Hills. Its church is dedicated to St Margaret.

A village and civil parish in southern Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5684).


Clifton upon Teme

A village and civil parish in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7161).


Colsterworth

A village and civil parish (served by Colsterworth and District Parish Council) in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9324).


Great Comberton

A village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9542).


Little Comberton

A village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9643).


Pucklechurch

South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire#English

A village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST6976).


Cranborne

From Old English cran + burna, recorded as Creneburne in 1086 (DB).

A village and civil parish (served by Cranborne and Edmondsham Parish Council) in East Dorset, England (OS grid ref SU0513).


Crantock

A village and civil parish near Newquay, on the north coast of Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW7960).


Craster

From Old English crāwe + ceaster (“fortification or earthwork haunted by crows”), recorded as Craucestre in 1242.

der

A village and civil parish on the coast of Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU2519).


Crayke

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE5670).


Crowle

A village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9256).


Crowle and Ealand

A civil parish with a town council in North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, which includes the named places.


Cuxham with Easington

South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire#English

A civil parish (without a council) in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England, which includes the named places.


Saxtead

A civil parish and small village in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM2665).


Exbourne

From Old English ġēac (“cuckoo”), dative singular, ġēaces + burna (“stream”).

A village and civil parish of Devon, Southern England.


Deene

North Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire#English

East Northamptonshire
East Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish (served by Deene and Deenethorpe Parish Council) in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP9492).


Langton by Spilsby

A civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England, which includes the settlements of Langton and Sutterby.


Fonthill Gifford

A village and civil parish in south-west Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9231).


North Nibley

A village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7495).


Brightwalton

A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4279).


Greatworth and Halse

Renamed from Greatworth on 1 April 2019.

South Northamptonshire
South Northamptonshire#English

A civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in South Northamptonshire district.


Marnham

A civil parish (served by Normanton on Trent and Marnham Parish Council) in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England.


Shobdon

A village and civil parish in north-west Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO3961).


Tenbury

A civil parish with a town council in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England.


Suckley

A village and civil parish in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7251).


Knightwick

A small village and civil parish in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7355).


Dunsley

en-proper-noun

Dunsley (countable and uncountable, plural Dunsleys)

From Old English personal name Dunn, in the genitive case *Dunnes + lēah (“forest clearing”).

A civil parish in Scarborough district, North Yorkshire, England.


Stottesdon

A village and civil parish in south-east Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO6782).


Brayford

A village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6834).


Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet

A civil parish in Basildon district, Essex, England, that includes the named places.


St Buryan, Lamorna and Paul

Formed on 1 April 2021 from the civil parishes of St Buryan and Paul.

A civil parish in south-west Cornwall, England, which includes the villages of St Buryan and Lamorna, but not the village of Paul.


Doddington and District

Created 1 April 2023 on the merger of six civil parishes – Blakenhall, Bridgemere, Checkley cum Wrinehill, Doddington, Hunsterson, and Lea – which were all abolished.

A civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England.


Cransford

From Old English cran (“crane”) in the genitive plural, crana + ford, 'the cranes' ford'.

A village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England.


Cranwell

From Old English cran (“crane”) in the genitive plural, crana + wella (“spring”), 'the spring frequented by cranes'.

A village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England.


Sherbourne

From Old English scīr (“bright, clear”), definite form scīra + burna (“stream”).

A village and civil parish in Warwick district, Warwickshire, England.


Drewsteignton

From the name Drew, the River Teign (on the southern boundary of the parish), and Old English tūn.

A village and civil parish in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7390).


Dunsfold

A village and civil parish in Waverley borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0036).


Eardisland

A village and civil parish in northern Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4158).


East Quantoxhead

Named for its position at the north end of the Quantock Hills.

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

A village and civil parish (without a council) in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST1343).


West Quantoxhead

West Quantoxhead, 1½ miles to the south-west, has some handsome houses and an imposing mansion, St Audries - now a girls' school - built in the Tudor style in the 19th century, at the same time as the pinkish-buff stone Church of St Ethelreda - also called St Audrey - which has an elegant tapering spirelet.

1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 160:

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST1141).


Morborne

From Old English mōr (“marsh”) + burna (“stream”).

A village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England.


East Hendred

Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse#English

A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England, historically in Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4588).


Eastnor

A village and civil parish (served by Eastnor Donnington Parish Council) east of Ledbury, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO7337).


Donnington and Muxton

Telford and Wrekin
Telford and Wrekin#English

A civil parish in Telford and Wrekin borough, Shropshire, England, that includes the named places.


Shaw cum Donnington

A civil parish north of Newbury in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England, that includes Donnington, but only a small part of Shaw, the rest of Shaw is in Newbury parish.


Wroxeter and Uppington

A civil parish between Shrewsbury and Telford, Shropshire, England, that includes the named places.


Peasemore

A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4577).


Buscot

A small village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England, historically in Berkshire (OS grid ref SP2397).


Edith Weston

Named after Edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the Confessor.

A village and civil parish in Rutland, England, on the south side of Rutland Water (OS grid ref SK9205).


Egton

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref NZ8006).


Elmley Castle

A village and civil parish with the remains of a castle in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9841).


Elsdon

A village and civil parish in central Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ9393).


Skelwith

A civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district.


Ewelme

A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU6491).


Eyam

A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2176).


Chapmanslade

A village and civil parish in western Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8247).


Asgarby and Howell

A civil parish in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England, that includes the named places.


Lusby with Winceby

A civil parish (without a council) in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England, that includes the named places.


Horham

A village and civil parish (served by Horham and Athelington Parish Council) in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM2172).


Hungarton

A small village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK6907).


Burton and Dalby

A civil parish in Melton borough, Leicestershire, England, which includes the settlements of Burton Lazars, Great Dalby and Little Dalby.


Langar cum Barnstone

A civil parish in Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire, England, which includes the named places.


Redmile

A village and civil parish (served by Barkestone, Plungar and Redmile Parish Council) in Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7935).


North Duffield

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE6837).


Dalton-on-Tees

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district. The River Tees forms the boundary with County Durham (OS grid ref NZ2908).


Figheldean

A village and civil parish on the Salisbury Plain in eastern Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1547).


Feckenham

A village and civil parish in Redditch district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0061).


Fittleworth

A village and civil parish in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ0119).


Fownhope

A village and civil parish in south-east Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5834).


Woolhope

A village and civil parish in eastern Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO6135).


Frampton on Severn

A village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7407).


Fulbeck

From Middle English Fulebek, from Old English fūl (“dirty”), definite form fūla + Old Norse bekkr (“stream”). An isolated form Fulebroc attested in 1194 suggests that bekkr may have replaced an original Old English brōc (“brook”) in the second element.

A village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9450).


Stratton-on-the-Fosse

Named for its location on the Fosse Way.

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST6550).


Hatch Beauchamp

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST3020).


Stogursey

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST2043).


Ilton

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST3517).


Ilton-cum-Pott

A civil parish (served by Fearby, Healey and District Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate district, which includes the hamlet of Ilton.


Belstone

A village and civil parish in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX6293).


Limpsfield

A village and civil parish in Tandridge district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ4053).


Grafton Underwood

A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire council area, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Kettering district (OS grid ref SP9280).


Great Budworth

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6677).


Great Coxwell

A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England, historically in Berkshire (OS grid ref SU2693).


Great Horwood

A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7731).


Great Salkeld

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5536).


Greystoke

A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY4430).


Gringley on the Hill

A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7390).


Grinshill

A village and civil parish in northern Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5223).


Guiting Power

Manorial affix is from the le Poer family.

A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0924).


Mickleby

From either Old Norse mikill (“big”) or Old English miċel (“big”) + bȳ (“farmstead, village”).

A village and civil parish in Scarborough district, North Yorkshire, England.


Poulton and Pulford

A civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, which includes the named places.


Stoke upon Tern

A civil parish in north-east Shropshire, England, which includes the village of Stoke on Tern.


Wickmere

'The lake by the farm', from Middle English Wikemere (1166), from Old English wīċ (“farm”) + mere (“pond, lake”). The lake in reference is today extinct.

A village and civil parish in North Norfolk, Norfolk County, England.


Fisherwick

A small settlement and civil parish (served by Whittington and Fisherwick Parish Council) in Lichfield district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1708).


Saughall and Shotwick Park

A civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England.


Fillingham

A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9485).


Goadby

A village and civil parish (without a council) in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP2598).


Halton Holegate

A village and civil parish (served by Halton Holegate and Halton Fenside Parish Council) in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF4165).


Hambleden

A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SU7886).


Kirtling

East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire#English

A village and civil parish (served by Kirtling and Upend Parish Council) in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England. (OS grid ref TL6856).


Monkton Farleigh

A village and civil parish in western Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8065).


Cheriton Bishop

Manorial affix from the Bishop of Exeter.

A village and civil parish in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7793).


Claife

A civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district.


Hemingford Grey

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2970).


Hemingford Abbots

Manorial affix from possession by the Abbot of Ramsey.

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2771).


Woodbastwick

A village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG3315).


Horninghold

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP8097).


Hoxne

A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, on the border with Norfolk (OS grid ref TM1877).


Hurstbourne Tarrant

Manorial affix from Tarrant Abbey in Dorset.

A village and civil parish in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3853).


Nursling and Rownhams

A civil parish in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England, that includes the named places.


Hutton-le-Hole

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7090).


Tidmarsh

A village and civil parish (served by Tidmarsh with Sulham Parish Council) in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU6374).


Ickleton

South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire#English

A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England, on the border with Essex (OS grid ref TL4943).


Hinton Waldrist

A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England, historically in Berkshire (OS grid ref SU3799).


Ightham

Recorded as Ehteham c.1100, after a man named Ehta.

Tonbridge and Malling
Tonbridge and Malling#English

A village and civil parish in Tonbridge and Malling district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5956).


Ilmington

A village and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2143).


Inkberrow

A village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0157).


Irnham

A village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0226).


Strensall with Towthorpe

A civil parish in the City of York, North Yorkshire, England, that includes the named places.


Pickhill with Roxby

A civil parish (served by Pickhill with Roxby and Sinderby Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district.


Weston Rhyn

A village and civil parish in north-west Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ2835).


Ribby-with-Wrea

A civil parish in Fylde borough, Lancashire, England, which includes Ribby and Wrea Green.


Kelmscott

West Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire#English

A village and civil parish (without a council) in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU2499).


Kettlewell with Starbotton

A civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district, that includes the named places.


Aldwick

A coastal suburban village and civil parish in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SZ9198).


Assington

A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9338).


Hassall

A village and civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7657).


Coatham Mundeville

A village and civil parish in Darlington borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2820).


Rodd, Nash and Little Brampton

A civil parish (served by Titley and District Group Parish Council) in western Herefordshire, England, that includes the named places.


Anderton with Marbury

A civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, which includes the village of Anderton; there is no settlement named Marbury here, but there is Marbury Lane and Marbury Country Park.


Aiskew and Leeming Bar

A civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district.


Grinton

A village and large civil parish (served by Grinton and Ellerton Abbey Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE0498).


Nuthall

A village and civil parish in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5144).


Wolvey

A village and civil parish in Rugby district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP4287).


Eastry

A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3054).


Baddanburg

Baddanburg (nominative singular)
Baddanburg (accusative singular)
Baddanbyrġ (genitive singular)
Baddanbyrġ (dative singular)

From Baddan (a name) + burg (“fortress”)

West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire#English

Badby (a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district)


Horrabridge

A village and civil parish in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5169).


Corton Denham

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST6322).


Cherhill

A village and civil parish east of Calne, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0370).


Heddington

A village and civil parish between Calne and Devizes, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9966).


Nether Peover

A civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England.


Peover Inferior

A civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England.


Stinsford

A village and civil parish north-east of Dorchester, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY7191).


Wootton Fitzpaine

Manorial affix from the Fitz Payn family of the 14th century.

A village and civil parish (served by Char Valley Parish Council) in western Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY3795).


Silsoe

Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0835).


Totternhoe

A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9821).


Widecombe in the Moor

A village and civil parish in Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7176).


Chelmondiston

A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM2037).


Long Wittenham

A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU5493).


South Cadbury and Sutton Montis

A civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district, that includes the named places. It was renamed from South Cadbury on 1 January 2015.


Ribchester

Recorded as Ribelcastre in 1086 (DB), from the River Ribble and Old English ceaster.

A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6435).


Parwich

Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales#English

A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1854).


Horstead with Stanninghall

A civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England, which includes the village of Horstead.


Minstead

A village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU2811).


Polstead

A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9938).


Eyton

A small village and civil parish (served by Luston Group Parish Council) in north Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4761).


Lydbury North

A village and civil parish in south-west Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO3586).


Nayland-with-Wissington

A civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England, which includes the named places.


Nether Wallop

A village and civil parish in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3036).


Enville

South Staffordshire
South Staffordshire#English

A village and civil parish in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SO8286).


Walsham le Willows

A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0071).


Knockin

A village and civil parish in north-west Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3322).


Postwick with Witton

A civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England, which includes the named places.


Shrewley

A village and civil parish in Warwick district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2167).


Nether Poppleton

A village and civil parish in City of York district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5654).


Millington and Rostherne

A civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England.


Ellesmere Urban

A civil parish (served by Ellesmere Town Council) for the town of Ellesmere, Shropshire, England.


Yeovilton and District

A civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district.


Stainland and District

A civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, that includes the village of Stainland and the surrounding settlements. Created in 2017-2018.


Lesbury

A village and civil parish next to Alnmouth, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU2311).


Abingdon-on-Thames

A town and civil parish with a town council in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England, formally renamed from Abingdon in 2012 (OS grid ref SU4997).


Belbroughton

A village and civil parish (served by Belbroughton and Fairfield Parish Council) in Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9277).


Chillerton and Gatcombe

A civil parish on the Isle of Wight, England, that includes the named places.


Falstone

A village and civil parish in western Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY7287).


Tarset

A civil parish (served by Tarset and Greystead Parish Council) north-west of Bellingham, Northumberland, England.


Church Broughton

South Derbyshire
South Derbyshire#English

A village and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2033).


St Clement

A small village and civil parish east of Truro, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8543).


Shipbourne

A village and civil parish in Tonbridge and Malling district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5952).


Collier Street

The Collier part of the name is thought to refer to people who were charcoal burners; Street is a common affix for small villages and hamlets in Kent, in this case it may refer to the B2162 road through the village.

A village and civil parish in Maidstone district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7146).


High Easter

Recorded as Estre by 11th century, Estra in 1086 (DB), Heyestre in 1254. From Old English hēah (“high”) and Old English oewestre (“sheep-fold”).

A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL6214).


Offham

A village and civil parish in Tonbridge and Malling district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ6557).


Nun Monkton

The Nun affix is for a nunnery founded here in the 12th century.

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate district (OS grid ref SE5057).


Thrandeston

A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1176).


Hinderclay

A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, the parish has a short border with Norfolk (OS grid ref TM0276).


Marsh Baldon

South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire#English

A village and civil parish (served by the Baldons Parish Council) in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU5699).


Long Compton

A village and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2832).


Ranton

A hamlet and civil parish in Stafford district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8524).


Long Crendon

Recorded as Credendone in 1086 (DB), from a man named Creoda + Old English dūn. The affix, for the length of the village, was added in the 17th century, apparently to distinguish it from Grendon Underwood, some distance to the north.

A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district, and bordering Thame in South Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP6908).


North Bovey

A village and civil parish on the River Bovey in Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7383).


Wick and Abson

South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire#English

A civil parish in South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, which includes the named places.


Luppitt

A village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref ST1606).


Chilcomb

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5028).


Morval

A civil parish and hamlet in east Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX2656).


St Martin-by-Looe

A civil parish in eastern Cornwall, England.


St Martin-in-Meneage

A civil parish in south-west Cornwall, England.


Paston

A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG3234).


Aston Tirrold

A village and civil parish (served by Aston Tirrold and Aston Upthorpe Parish Council) in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU5586).


Draycott and Church Wilne

A civil parish in Erewash borough, Derbyshire, England, that includes the named places.


St Stephens by Launceston Rural

A civil parish in eastern Cornwall, England, that surrounds the north side of Launceston.


Gazeley

A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Forest Heath district (OS grid ref TL7264).


Madley

A village and civil parish west of Hereford, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4138).


Manaton

A civil parish and small village in Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7581).


Meavy

A small village and civil parish (served by Burrator Parish Council) in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5467).


Melbury Osmond

Osmond probably refers to Saint Osmund, to whom the village church is dedicated.

A village and civil parish in north-west Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST5707).


Milton Abbas

A village and civil parish in mid Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST8001).


Minster Lovell

Manorial affix from the Luvel family of the 13th century.

A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP3110).


Much Hadham

East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4219).


Newick

A village and civil parish in Lewes district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ4121).


Broughton Hamlet

A civil parish (without a council) near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England.


Foggathorpe

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7537).


Holme-on-Spalding-Moor

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE8138).


Owmby-by-Spital

A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0087).


Nether Alderley

A village and civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8476).


Longstock

A village and civil parish in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3537).


New Buckenham

A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM0890).


Tantun

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
An. DCCXXII Hēr Æþelburh cwēn tōwearp Tantūn þe Īne ǣr timbrede ⁊ Ealdbriht wræċċa ġewāt on Sūþrīġe ⁊ on Sūþseaxe ⁊ Īne ġefeaht wiþ Suðseaxan.

Year 722 In this year Queen Aethelburg destroyed Taunton, which Ine had previously built, and the wretch Ealdbright fled to Surrey and Sussex, and Ine fought against the South Saxons.

Taunton (a town and civil parish of Somerset, England)


Norton St Philip

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST7755).


Hinton Charterhouse

From about 1230 until the Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII it belonged to the great Carthusian priory of Hinton Charterhouse, 1½ miles north.

1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 297, about Norton St Philip:

Bath and North East Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset#English

A village and civil parish in Bath and North East Somerset council area, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7758).


West Stow

A small village and civil parish (served by Culford, West Stow and Wordwell Parish Council) in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL8170).


Knaptoft

A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP6289).


Longham

A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9415).


Poulton-with-Fearnhead

A civil parish in Warrington borough, Cheshire, England, which includes Fearnhead.


Rixton-with-Glazebrook

A civil parish in Warrington borough, Cheshire, England, that includes the named places.


Beorgford

Beorgford (nominative singular)
Beorgford (accusative singular)
Beorgforda (genitive singular)
Beorgforda (dative singular)
Beorgeford (alternative)
Beorhford (alternative)

English: Burford

beorg (“mountain, hill”) + ford (“ford”)

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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
An. DCCLII Hēr Cūðrēd ġefeaht þȳ XII ġēare his rīċes æt Beorhforda wiþ Æþelbald.

Year 752 In this year, the twelfth of his reign, Cuthred fought against Athelbald at Burford.

Burford (a town and civil parish of West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England)


Littleton and Harestock

A civil parish in Winchester district, Hampshire, England, that includes the named places.


Blandford St Mary

A village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST8805).


Compton Dundon

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4932).


Artington

A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9947).


Hedgeley

A civil parish and small settlement in northern Northumberland, England.


Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre

A civil parish in Chelmsford district, Essex, England, that includes the named places.


Ottanford

Ottanford (nominative singular)
Ottanford (accusative singular)
Ottanforda (genitive singular)
Ottanforda (dative singular)

English: Otford

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
An. DCCLXXIII Hēr ōþēowde rēad Crīstes mǣl on heofonum æfter sunnan setlgange. ⁊ þȳ ġēare ġefuhtan Myrċe ⁊ Cantware æt Ottanforda.

Year 773 In this year a red crucifix appeared in the heavens after the setting of the sun. And in that year, Mercia and Kent fought at Otford.

Otford (a village and civil parish in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England), site of the Battle of Otford


Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby

A civil parish in Great Yarmouth borough, Norfolk, England, that includes the named places.


Staple Hill and Mangotsfield

A civil parish in South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, that includes the named places.


Little Lumley

A civil parish east of Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England.


Benesingtun

Benesingtūn (canonical masculine)
Bensingtūn (alternative)

English: Benson

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
An. DCCLXXVII Hēr Cynewulf ⁊ Offa ġefuhton ymb Benesingtūn ⁊ Offa ġenam þone tūn.

Year 777 In this year Cynewulf and Offa fought near Benson and Offa seized the town.

Benson (a village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England)


East Down

A small village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6041).


Odstock

A village and civil parish in south-east Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST1426).


Nether Kellet

A village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5068).


Old Warden

A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1343).


Colkirk

A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9126).


Little Bealings

A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS TM2347).


Campsea Ashe

Originally two settlements; recorded as Campeseia and Esce in 1086 (DB), from Old English camp + ēg, and æsc (“ash”). This later became Campsey Ash, as noted below.

A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM3255).


Shocklach Oviatt and District

A civil parish of Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.


Yoxford

A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM3968).


Wrentham

A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Waveney district (OS grid ref TM4982).


West Pennard

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5438).


Westby-with-Plumptons

A civil parish in Fylde district, Lancashire, England, that includes Westby, Great Plumpton and Little Plumpton.


Kempsford

A village and civil parish of Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.


Cynemæresford

Cynemǣresford (canonical masculine)
Cynemǣresford (nominative singular)
Cynemǣresford (accusative singular)
Cynemǣresforda (genitive singular)
Cynemǣresforda (dative singular)
Kynemǣresford (alternative)

English: Kempsford

From *Cynemǣre (an unattested personal name) + -es (genitive marker) + ford (“ford”)

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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
⁊ þǣre ilcan dæġe rād Æþelmund ealdormann of Hwiċċum ofer æt Cynemǣresford. Ðā ġemette hine Wīhstān ealdormann mid Wilsǣtum, ⁊ þǣr wæs myċel ġefeoht, ⁊ þǣr bēġen ofsleġene wurdan þā ealdormenn, ⁊ Wilsǣte naman siġe.

And on that same day Alderman Aethelmund rode from Hwicce to Kempsford. There he met Alderman Wihstan, who was with men of Wiltshire. And there was a great battle, and both aldermen were slain, and the men of Wiltshire won a victory.

Kempsford (a village and civil parish of Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom)