Suffolk place-name elements Keith Briggs June 16, 2013 1 Places and elements Acton: Ac(c)a tun¯ ‘Aca’s farm’ Barnardiston: Beornheard tun¯ ‘Be- Boulge: ? Akenham: Ac(c)a h¯am ‘Aca’s farm’ ornheard’s farm’ Boxford: box ford Aldeburgh: ald burh ‘old town’ Barnby: barn b¯y Boxted: box stede Alderton: alre tun¯ ‘alder farm’ Barnham: Beorn h¯am Boyton: ?Boia tun¯ Aldham: Ealda h¯am ‘Ealda’s farm’ Barningham: Beorn ingas h¯am Bradfield: br¯ad feld ‘broad open Aldringham: Aldhere ingas h¯am ‘Ald- Barrow: bearu land’ here’s peoples’ farm’ Barsham: B¯ar h¯am Bradley: br¯ad l¯eah Alnesbourn: ?Aln¯oþ burna ‘?Alnoþ’s¯ Great Barton: bere tun¯ Braiseworth: *Br¯ıosa worð stream’ Barton Mills: bere tun¯ Bramfield: br¯om feld ‘broomy open Alpheton: Ælfflæd¯ tun¯ ‘Ælfflæd’s¯ Battisford: *Bætti ford ‘*Bætti’s ford’ land’ farm’ Bawdsey: Baldhere ¯eg Bramford: br¯om ford ‘broom ford’ Ampton: +Amma tun¯ ‘Amma’s Baylham: *b¯egel h¯am ‘Farm in the Brampton: br¯om tun¯ ‘broom farm’ farm’ river-bend’ Brandeston: +Brant tun¯ ‘+Brant’s Ashbocking: æsc Bocking ‘Ash-tree Great Bealings: ?Beola ingas farm’ (later of the Bocking family)’ Beccles: ? Brandon: br¯om dun¯ 1 Bedfield: +Be(a)da feld Brantham: Ashby: æsc b¯y ‘ash farm’ ¯ *Branta h¯am Bedingfield: +B¯e(a)da ingas feld Bredfield: brædu¯ feld ‘open land by Ashe (Campsea Ashe): æsc Belstead: *bæl¯ stede the broad strip?’ Great Ashfield: æsc feld ‘ash open Belton: *bel tun¯ Brent Eleigh: brend *Illa l¯eah land’ 1 Benacre: b¯ean æcer Brettenham: Bretta h¯am ‘Farm of Aspall: æspe halh ‘aspen nook’ Benhall: b¯ean halh the Britons’ Assington: Asa tun¯ ‘Asa’s peoples’ Bentley: beonet l¯eah Great Bricett: briosa gesett farm’ Beyton: *B¯eaga tun¯ Little Bricett: briosa gesett Athelington: æðeling tun¯ ‘prince’s Bildeston: Bildr tun¯ ‘Bildr’s farm’ Brightwell: berht welle ‘bright farm’ Bing (Pettistree): ?*Bæga¯ ingas stream’ Bacton: Bacca tun¯ ‘Bacca’s farm’ Great Blakenham: Blaca h¯am Brockley: br¯oc l¯eah Badingham: +B¯eada ingas h¯am ‘Blaca’s farm’ Brome: br¯om ‘broom’ Badley: Bad(d)a l¯eah ‘Bad(d)a’s clear- Little Blakenham: Blaca h¯am ‘Blaca’s Bromeswell: br¯om welle ‘broom ing’ farm’ stream’ Badmondisfield: Beadumund feld Blaxhall: Blæc halh Browston (Belton): *Brocc tun¯ Badwell Ash: Bada welle æsc Blundeston: +Blunt tun¯ Bruisyard: gebur¯ geard Ballingdon: bealg dun¯ 1 Blyford: Blyth ford Brundish: burna edisc Bardwell: Bearda welle Blythburgh: Blyth burh ‘fortified set- Bucklesham: *Buccel h¯am ‘Buccel’s Barham: beorg h¯am ‘hill farmstead’ tlement on the River Blyth’ farm’ Barking: *Berica ingas ‘*Berica’s peo- Bosmere: Bosa mere Bungay: *buging¯ ¯eg ple’ Botesdale: B¯otwulf dæl Bures: bur¯ 1 Burgate: burh geat ‘gate to the forti- Corton: K¯ari tun¯ Eyke: eik fication’ Cotton: Codda tun¯ Little Fakenham: Facca h¯am Burgh: burh ‘fortified site’ Covehithe: cofa h¯yð Fakenham Magna: Facca h¯am Burgh Castle: burh ‘(Roman) forti- Cowlinge: Cul¯ ingas Falkenham: *Falta h¯am ‘Falta’s fied site’ Cransford: cran ford farm’ Burstall: burh stall Cratfield: *Crætta¯ feld Farnham: fearn h¯am Bury St Edmunds: burh Creeting: *Cræta¯ ingas Felixstowe: *F¯ılic st¯ow ‘*F¯ılic’s farm’ Butley: +Butta l¯eah Cretingham: Gr¯eotingas h¯am Felsham: *Fæle¯ h¯am Buxhall: +Bucc halh Crowfield: *cr¯oh feld Fenstead (Boxted): fin stede Buxlow: +Bucc hl¯aw Culford: Cula¯ ford ‘Cula’s ford’ Little Finborough: fin beorg Caldecott: cald cot Culpho: Cuþwulf¯ h¯oh ‘Cuþwulf’s¯ Great Finborough: fin beorg Campsea (Campsea Ashe): camp ¯eg hill-spur’ Finningham: *F¯ına ingas h¯am Capel St Andrew: *capel2 Dalham: dæl h¯am ‘valley farm’ Flempton: Fleming tun¯ Capel St Mary: *capel2 Dallinghoo: D¯ealla ing2 h¯oh ‘The Flixton (Mutford and Lothing): Flik Carlton: karl tun¯ hill-spur of the Dallingas’ tun¯ Carlton Colville: karl tun¯ Darmsden: D¯eorm¯od dun Flixton (Wangford): Flik tun¯ Cavendish: ?C¯afa edisc ‘D¯eormod’¯ Flowton: Fl¯oki tun¯ Cavenham: ?C¯afa h¯am Darsham: D¯eor h¯am Fornham All Saints: forne h¯am Charsfield: *cearr feld Debach: d¯eop bæce Fornham St Genevieve: forne h¯am Chattisham: Ceatt h¯am Debenham: d¯eop h¯am ‘?deep farm’ Fornham St Martin: forne h¯am Chedburgh: Cedda beorg ‘Cedda’s Denham St John: denu h¯am Foxhall: fox hol hill’ Denham St Mary: denu h¯am Framlingham: *Framela ingas h¯am Chediston: Cedd st¯an ‘Cedd’s stone’ Dennington: *D¯enegifu tun¯ Framsden: Fram denu Chelmondiston: C¯eolmund tun¯ Denston: Deneheard tun¯ Freckenham: *Freca h¯am ‘C¯eolmund’s farm’ Depden: d¯eop denu Fressingfield: *fyrsen feld Chelsworth: Ceorl worð ‘Ceorl’s en- Drinkstone: *Dr¯emic tun¯ Freston: Fresna tun¯ ‘Frisians’ farm’ closure’ Dunwich: ? w¯ıc Friston: Fresna tun¯ Chevington: Ceofa tun¯ ‘Ceofa’s Earl Soham: sæ¯ h¯am Fritton: *friþu tun¯ farm’ Earl Stonham: st¯an h¯am Frostenden: frox denu Chillesford: cisel ford ‘gravel ford’ East Bergholt: beorg holt Gapton (Belton): *Gabbi tun¯ Chilton: cild tun¯ Easton: ¯east tun¯ Gazeley: Gægi¯ l¯eah Clare: cl¯ara Easton Bavents: ¯east tun¯ Gedding: *Gydda ingas Claydon: clæg¯ dun¯ 1 ‘clay hill’ Edwardstone: Eadw¯ ¯eard tun¯ Gedgrave: g¯at gr¯af ‘goats’ grove’ Clopton: *clopp tun¯ Ellough: ? Gipping: *Gyppa ingas Clopton (Wickhambrook): *clopp Elmsett: elm gesett ‘settlers by the Gisleham: *Gys(e)la h¯am tun¯ elm’ Gislingham: *Gys(e)la ingas h¯am Cockfield: Cohha feld Elmswell: elm welle Great Glemham: gl¯eam h¯am ‘?happy Coddenham: Codda h¯am Elveden: elfetu denu farm’ Combs: camb Eriswell: eofor welle Little Glemham: gl¯eam h¯am ‘?happy Coney Weston: konungr tun¯ Erwarton: Eoforweard tun¯ farm’ Cookley: Cuca l¯eah Euston: Eof tun¯ Glemsford: gl¯eam ford Copdock: *coppod ¯ac Exning: *Gyxa ingas Gorleston: ?*Gurla tun¯ Cornard: corn1 erð Eye: ¯eg ‘island’ Gosbeck: Gosbeck 2 Gromford (Snape): ? ford Holton St Mary: H¯ola tun¯ ‘Hola’s¯ Laxfield: +Leaxa feld Groton: *gr¯eoten farm’ Layham: *hl¯ıeg h¯am Grundisburgh: Grund burh Holton St Peter: H¯ola tun¯ ‘Hola’s¯ Leavenheath: L¯eofwine hæð¯ Gulpher (Walton): goupilliere farm’ Leiston: l¯eg tun¯ Gunton: Gunni tun¯ Homersfield: Hunbeorht¯ feld Letheringham: *L¯eodhere ingas h¯am Hacheston: Hæcci tun¯ Honington: Hun(a)¯ ingas tun¯ Levington: L¯eofa tun¯ ‘L¯eofa’s farm’ Hadleigh: hæð¯ l¯eah ‘heath clearing’ Hoo: h¯oh Lidgate: hlidgeat Hopton: hop tun¯ Halesworth: Hælle worð Lindsey: *Lella ¯eg ‘*Lella’s island’ Hopton-on-Sea: hop tun¯ Hardwick: heord w¯ıc Linstead: l¯ın stede Horham: horu h¯am Hargrave: hara gr¯af ‘hares’ grove’ Great Livermere: *lifermere Horningsheath: *horning erð Harkstead: ?Hereca stede Little Livermere: *lifermere Harleston: Heoruwulf tun¯ Hoxne: ? Hundon: Long Melford: myln ford Hartest: heorot hyrst ‘stag wood’ Huna¯ dun¯ 1 Hunston: hunter tun¯ ‘hunter’s farm’ Lound: lundr Hasketon: *Haseca tun¯ Huntingfield: Hunta ingas feld Lowestoft: Hloðvér toft Haughley: haga2 l¯eah ‘haw wood’ Icklingham: *Yccel ingas h¯am Market Weston: west tun¯ Haverhill: *hæfera hyll ‘oat hill’ Ickworth: Ic(c)a worð Marlesford: mærels¯ ford ‘ford at the Hawkedon: hafoc dun¯ ‘hawks’ hill’ 1 Iken: ? h¯oh mooring-place’ Hawstead: *geheald stede Ilketshall: Ulfketill halh Martlesham: mærels¯ h¯am ‘settlement Helmingham: *Helm ingas h¯am Ingham: Ing h¯am at the mooring-place’ Hemingstone: Heming tun¯ Ipswich: ?*Gippe w¯ıc Mellis: myln Hemley: +Helma l¯eah ‘+Helma’s Ixworth: *Gicsa worð Mells: myln clearing’ Ixworth Thorpe: *Gicsa worð þorp Melton: melr tun¯ Hengrave: Hemma *gr¯ed ‘Hemma’s Kedington: Cy(d)da tun¯ Mendham: *Mynda h¯am meadow’ Kelsale: +Cylli halh Mendlesham: *Myndel h¯am Henham: h¯eah h¯am ‘high (dat.) Kentford: Kennett ford ‘ford of the Metfield: m¯ed feld farm’ River Kennett’ Mettingham: Henley: h¯eah l¯eah ‘high (dat.) clear- ?*Metti ingas h¯am Kenton: C¯ena tun¯ Mickfield: micel feld ing’ Kersey: cærse ¯eg ‘cress island’ Middleton: middel tun¯ Henstead: henn stede Kesgrave: cærse gr¯af Milden: *Melda ingas Hepworth: h¯eope worð ‘hip enclo- Kessingland: +Cyssi land Mildenhall: middel halh sure’ Kettlebaston: Cytelbeorn tun¯ ‘Cytel- Monewden: Mundinga denu Herringfleet: Herela fl¯eot beorn’s farm’ Herringswell: Hyrningas welle Kettleburgh: Ketil beorg Monk Soham: sæ¯ h¯am Hessett: hecg gesett ‘hedge fold’ Kirkley: kirkja l¯eah Monks Eleigh: *Illa l¯eah Heveningham: Hefa ingas h¯am Kirton: kirkja tun¯ ‘church farm’ Moulton: +Mula¯ tun¯ Higham: h¯eah h¯am ‘high farm’ Knettishall: gnætt halh ‘gnat nook!’ Mutford: m¯ot ford Hinderclay: +Hildric l¯eah Knodishall: Cnott halh Nacton: Hnaki tun¯ ‘Hnaki’s farm’ Hintlesham: Hyntel h¯am Lackford: lacu ford Naughton: *Nagli tun¯ ‘*Nagli’s Hitcham: hecc h¯am Lakenheath: *L¯aca h¯yð farm’ Holbrook: hol br¯oc Langham: lang h¯am Nayland: ¯eg land Hollesley: ?*H¯ol l¯eah ‘?*Hol¯ clear- Lavenham: L¯afa h¯am Nedging: *Hnydda ing1 ‘place of the ing’ Lawshall: hl¯aw *gesell followers of *Hnydda” 3 Needham Market: n¯eod h¯am market Rendham: *r¯ymed h¯am ‘?cleared Sotterley: ? l¯eah ‘needy farmstead (later with a mar- farmstead’ South Cove: suð¯ cofa ket)’ Rendlesham: Rendel h¯am South Elmham: elm h¯am Nettlestead: netel stede Reydon: ryge dun¯ 1 ‘rye hill’ Southwold: suð¯ wald Newbourne: níu brunnr Rickinghall Inferior: R¯ıca ingas halh Spexhall: *speht halh Newton: n¯ıwe tun¯ ‘new farm’ Rickinghall Superior: R¯ıca ingas halh Sproughton: Sprow tun¯ North Cove: norð cofa Ringsfield: *Hring feld Stanningfield: *st¯anen feld Norton: norð tun¯ ‘north farm’ Ringshall: hring *gesell Stansfield: St¯an feld Nowton: n¯ıwe tun¯ ‘new farm’ Risby: hr¯ıs b¯y Stanstead: st¯an stede Nurstead (Polstead): hnutu stede Rishangles: rysc hangra Stanton: st¯an tun¯ Oakley: ¯ac l¯eah ‘oak wood’ Rougham: ruh¯ h¯am Staverton (Butley): ? tun¯ Occold: ¯ac holt