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.

Hartlaw

Early-attested site in the Parish of Holme Low

Historical Forms

  • Harclau 1325 Cl
  • Hertlawe 14th ECP
  • Hartlaw 1538 Rental 1603
  • Hartlawe 1586 DKRxxxviii
  • Hartlowe 1605 LRMB

Etymology

'Hart hill,' v. heorot , hlāw .