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.

Hawkehouse Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Campsall

Historical Forms

  • Hawk(e)house-grene, Hawk(e)house Green 1541 WillY 1771 M
  • Haukhurst grene 1588 WillY

Etymology

Hawkehouse Green, Hawk (e )house-grene , Hawk (e )house Green 1541 WillY, 1771 M, Haukhurst grene 1588 WillY; v. hafoc 'hawk', hyrst 'wood', grēne 2 . As with the nearby Kirkhouse Green 30supra , hyrst is replaced by hūs .