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.

Hitch Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Langley

Historical Forms

  • Hychewode 1385 WAM
  • Hitchwood 1598 N

Etymology

Hitch Wood is Hychewode 1385WAM , Hitchwood 1598 N, i.e. the wood belonging to Hitchin or to the Hicce . Cf. s. n. Hitchin supra 8.

Places in the same Parish