By mattypenny, on March 31st, 2009% Parsonage Green in is Harnham, Parsonage Mead is in Wilton and Parsonage Close is in Stratford-sub-Castle. These are to the South, West and North of Salisbury respectively.
The word ‘parson’ itself seems to have the same root as ‘person’. The Online Etymological Dictionary suggests it may be an abbreviation for ‘persona ecclesiae‘, meaning a ‘person . . . → Read More: Parsonage Green, Harnham, Parsonage Mead, Wilton and Parsonage Close, Stratford
By mattypenny, on March 29th, 2009% Pauls Dene Road and Pauls Dene Crescent are in the Northern outskirts of Salisbury, close to Old Sarum.
‘Dene’ is an unusual word. It’s most common use, at least on the internet, is as the name for a group of Native Americans based in Canada and the Northern United States 1.
Assuming ‘Pauls Dene’ does . . . → Read More: Pauls Dene Road and Pauls Dene Crescent Salisbury
By mattypenny, on March 28th, 2009% Paynes Hill is on the eastern side of Salisbury, just inside the Ring Road.
It is probably called Paynes Hill after a Payne family who lived there in the 17th century.1
Visiting Salisbury or Stonehenge? For accommodation, see the Hotels in Salisbury page.
Footnotes Salisbury – St Martin’s parish | . . . → Read More: Paynes Hill, Salisbury
By mattypenny, on March 25th, 2009% Pearce Way is on the Bishopdown Farm Estate on the northern edge of Salisbury. It’s probably best known for the Travel Inn hotel.
I don’t know who Pearce Way is named after.
Pearce Way is on the Bishopdown Farm Estate on the northern edge of Salisbury. It’s probably best known for the Travel Inn hotel.
. . . → Read More: Pearce Way, Salisbury
By mattypenny, on March 23rd, 2009% Pembroke Road in Salisbury and Pembroke Court in Wilton are, in all likelihood, named after the Earls of Pembroke – the Herbert family, who have owned Wilton House since the 16th century.
The Herbert family represent the ’10th creation’ of the Earldom of Pembroke, that is to say, the line of Earls of Pembroke . . . → Read More: Pembroke Road, Salisbury and Pembroke Court, Wilton
By mattypenny, on March 21st, 2009% Penning Road is on the edge of Bemerton Heath, to the North West of Salisbury.
There are two possible derivations of Penning Road, as far as I can see. It’s either:
derived from the surname ‘Penning’ or derived from the activity of ‘penning’ livestock The surname Penning
According to ancestry.com 1, Penning is either derived . . . → Read More: Penning Road, Salisbury
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