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.

Hardwick Fm, Hardwick House

Early-attested site in the Parish of Whitchurch

Historical Forms

  • Herdewicha c.1110 EHRxl 15th Cooke c.1289
  • Hardewyk 1463 Gor

Etymology

Hardwick Fm, Hardwick House take name from Herdewicha c. 1110 (15th) EHR xlet passim with variant spellings Herdewik , Herdewik ', Herdewyk (e ) to c. 1289 Cooke (p), Hardewyk 1463 Gor. v. heordewic .