Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• nouum fossat' de la Hyde 1270 ChrP 1372

• terr' de la Hyde 1306 1372 ib

• 'la Hyde by Walsterton' 1390 Fine

• la Hyde iuxta Waltereston 1393 ChrP 15

• La Hide 1331 1332 Cl

• La Hide juxta Walterstone 1378 Hutch3

• Pudelhide, Pudelhyde 1367(1372),1393(15) ChrP

• Hide 1384 Ch 1431 FA 1774 Hutch1

Etymology

Hyde (lost, about SY 735955), nouum fossat ' de la Hyde 1270 (1372) ChrP , terr ' de la Hyde 1306 (1372) ib , 'la Hyde by Walsterton '1390 Fine, la Hyde iuxta Waltereston 1393 (15) ChrP , La Hide 1331 Cl, Fine, Ipm, 1332 Cl, La Hide juxta Walterstone 1378 Hutch3, Pudelhide , Pudelhyde 1367 (1372), 1393 (15)ChrP , Hide 1384 Ch, 1431 FA, 1774 Hutch1, cf. Hyde Mede (als. Long Mede )1539AOMB , v. hīd 'a hide of land'. The location of this place, on R. Piddle or Trent N of Waterston Ho, is established by the reference to nouum fossat ' de la Hyde 'the new ditch of la Hyde ' in the 13th cent, bounds of Puddletown between aquam torrentem voc ' Pudelwater 'the rapid stream called Pudelwater ' (i.e. R. Piddle) and la Bourne , the small stream which runs S to join R. Piddle near Druce Fm, v. Bourne Fm in Piddlehinton par. supra , cf. C. C. Taylor in DoNHAS 88 213.