Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Herteshop(e), Herteshop(p) a.1184 Bart 1256 1279 Ass4d 1318 FF 1481 Pat

• Hertishop 1318 Lowth

• Hertsop(p) 1393 Fine 1409 Kendi,37 1475–80 ECP

• Nether Hertsop(p), Ouer Hertsop(p) 1471 Lowth

• Hartsop(p), Hartsope 13 CWxviii,151 1371 NWm 1488 Lowth 1777 M

• Nether- 1561 Lowth

• -above How 1865 OS

Etymology

'Valley of the hart', v. heorot , hop ; the affix is from ON  haugr 'hill', but this feature has not been identified.