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.

Heyshott

Major Settlement in the Parish of Heyshott

Historical Forms

  • Hethsete c.1100 AD14176
  • Hetheshete 1288 Ass
  • Hethshete 1332 FF
  • Hetschite t.Hy2 Durf
  • Hesshite 12th Egerton3031
  • Hesite 1302 RH
  • Hetshite 1338 Ass
  • Hetschete 1283 Ipm 1293 AD14169 1336 BM 1340 NI
  • Hesseta c.1100 Perc 1189 P
  • Hessete 1230 FF
  • Hesshete 1374 Cl 1489 Ipm
  • Æssete 1189 P
  • Essiethe 12th Egerton3031
  • Heys(c)hete 1279 QW 1288 Ass 1299 FF 1314,1352 Ipm 1428 FA 1442 Cicestr
  • Heyshett 1252 Ch
  • Heysete 1279 Ass
  • Heshete 1314 Ipm 1316 FA
  • Heshite, Heshyte 1327 SR 1334 SAC50,165 1348 BM 1408 Inqaqd
  • Heashot 1675 Ogilby

Etymology

'Heath-covered corner of land' or 'corner of the heath,' a compound of hæð and the OE  word scīete discussed s. n. Cockshoot PN Wo 180.

Places in the same Parish