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.

Hobb's Haste

Early-attested site in the Parish of Friston

Historical Forms

  • Hobsares 1542,1563,1567 FM
  • Hobsehares 1568 FM
  • Hobbs Hawes 1671,1716 FM

Etymology

Hobb's Haste (6″) is Hobsares 1542, 1563, 1567FM , Hobsehares 1568FM , Hobbs Hawes 1671, 1716FM . Probably 'Hobbs' arse ,' an element often found in field-names and inevitably disguised at a later date.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement