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.

Hawkhurst, Hawkhurst Head

Early-attested site in the Parish of Taxal

Historical Forms

  • Haukeshurst, Haukeshurst Moor 1347 Eyre
  • Hawkeshurst 1399 JRC
  • Hawkeshirste 1500 Orm2
  • Hawkshurst 1500 Earw
  • Hawkehurst 1400 JRC

Etymology

Hawkhurst, Hawkhurst Head (101–998814), Haukeshurst , Haukeshurst Moor 1347Eyre , Hawkeshurst 1399JRC , Hawkeshirste 1500 Orm2, Hawkshurst 1500 Earw, Hawkehurst 1400JRC , 'the hawk's wooded-hill', v. hafoc , hyrst .