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.

Hay

Early-attested site in the Parish of Filton

Historical Forms

  • Haga 1175 P
  • la Hay(a), le Hay(a), Haia 1221 Ass 1428 Aug 1461–85 ECP 1540 MinAcct 1779 Rudder
  • Haia iuxta Filton' 1420 FF
  • Filton Hay 1777 M

Etymology

Hay (lost), Haga 1175 P, la Hay (a ), le Hay (a ), Haia 1221Ass , 1428 Aug, 1461–85 ECP, 1540MinAcct , 1779 Rudder 448, Haia iuxta Filton '1420FF , Filton Hay 1777 M. v. (ge)hæg 'enclosure'.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement