Hoon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Hoon
Historical Forms
- Hougen 1086 DB
- Hogam Hy3 EveryCh 1296 Ipm
- Howen(e) 1275 RH 1306 Ass 1309 FF 1317,1320 AddCh 1323 FF 1328 SR 1330 Ass 1610 Speed
- Howon 1330 Ass 14th AddCh
- Houn(e) 1330 Ass 1350 Ch
- Hown(e) 1384 Shir 1467 IpmR 1510,1515 Lanc 1577 Saxton 1587 DbAxvii
- Hone 1349 Cor 1403 Shir 1465 AD 1486 Ipm 1652 DuLa
- Hoon(e) 1431 FA 1485 Shir 1514 DuLaMB
Etymology
'At the barrows', v. haugr (dat.pl. haugum ), -um ; cf. Holme on the Wolds (PN ERY 163). One of the barrows is now called Hoon Mount, cf. also (atte ) howhe 1317AddCh (p).