Many place names in Hertfordshire date back around 1,000 years, but do you know what towns and villages in the Watford area were originally called?

One name that sticks out to new ears is Stock, a village south of Chelmsford and in the parliamentary constituency of Maldon. The University of Nottingham says Stock could mean 'Hereweard's outlying ...

Here are some of the Old English names for places around Oxfordshire: The name “Oxford” comes from the Old English Oxenaforda, meaning “ford of the oxen”. This refers to a shallow crossing in the ...

Some of the towns and villages in the area were mentioned in the Domesday Book - a survey of landholding in England in 1086 - while others have even older origins. Here are some of the Old English ...

Kensington takes its name from the road of the same name and is thought to have taken its name from the other Kensington in ...