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.

Hackwood Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Daventry

Historical Forms

  • Hackedwod 1383 MinAcct

Etymology

Hackwood Fm (6″) is Hackedwod 1383MinAcct . This would seem to be the 'hacked wood,' i.e. one in which chopping or felling has been done, an earlier use of hacked than any recorded in NED.

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