English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Hyde

Major Settlement in the Parish of Stockport

Historical Forms

  • Hida e13 Dieul m13 Dav
  • Hide 1240 Adl 1249 Earw 1596 ChRR
  • Hyde e13 Orm2 c.1233 Dow
  • la Hyde 1282 Court
  • Hyda 1286 Eyre
  • Huyde 1403 1519 ChRR
  • terra del Hoyth l13 (18) Sheaf3 20 (4788)

Etymology

'The hide of land', v. hīd . This may be terra del Hoyth l13 (18) Sheaf3 20 (4788).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name