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 Court

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chertsey

Historical Forms

  • Herdewych, Herdewyk t.Hy3 Chertsey
  • le Herdewych 1330 ChertseyB
  • Herdewyche c.1350 Chertsey
  • Hardwick 1535 VE

Etymology

Hardwick Court (6″) is Herdewych , Herdewyk t. Hy 3 Chertsey, le Herdewych 1330ChertseyB , Herdewyche c. 1350 Chertsey, Hardwick 1535 VE. 'Herdsmen's dwelling,' v. heordewic .