Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Hawardene 1286 Court

• Hawarden 1355 Earw, Orm2

• Hawarden Hall 1672 ib

• Harwarden 1597 Earw

• Hauwardynheye 1348 Eyre

• Haurthin, Haurthyn 1337,1350 Eyre

• Harden 1500 Earw

• Hardyn 1539 Orm1

• Arden 1601 Sheaf

• Arden Hall & Arden Wood 1831 Bry

• Arden Mill 1841 TAMap

• Harderne 1648 ChRR

• Ardene in Bredbury 1611 Sheaf

• Ardern Hall 1860 White

• de Harderna 1153–81 Orm2

• Hardern 1274 Cl

• Erdern e13 Dieul

• Ardern(e) e13 et freq

• Arderna 1245 Chest

• de Ardena 1244 ib

• de Ardene 1252 RBE

• de Ardenn 1275 Cl

• de Ardein 1387 ChRR

• Ardren 1288 Court

• Darderen 1364 BPR

• Arderen 1545 Dow

• Arderon 1528 ib

• Ardran 1545 ib

• Hordron 1550 ib

Etymology

'The high enclosure', v. hēah (wk. hēa ), worðign , (ge)hæg, cf. Hawarden Fl (NCPN 215) and Harden St (DEPN). The earliest reference cited is to Thomas de Hawardene , arraigned with Elcocy the butcher of Werneth (302infra ), v. Court 216; but an earlier one is possible in Alexander de Auirdene 1285Eyre (Court 209 reads Anirdene ).

The p.n. has been confused with the surname of the family de Arderne , de Arden , of Alvanley (329infra ). The family came from Nth or Wa and acquired this estate by marriage c. 1330 (cf. Wa 11, 209, v. Orm2 ii 75–82). The surname takes the forms de Harderna 1153–81 Orm2, Hardern 1274 Cl, Erdern e13 Dieul, Ardern (e )e13 VR, Whall, Dieul, et freq , Arderna 1245 Chest, de Ardena 1244 ib, de Ardene 1252 RBE et freq , de Ardenn 1275 Cl, de Ardein 1387 ChRR, Ardren 1288 Court, Darderen 1364 BPR, Arderen 1545Dow , Arderon 1528ib , Ardran 1545ib ; and Hordron 1550ib which is confused with Hordern 139supra . DEPN and EPN are misled by the confusion of surname and p.n.