Hawbridge
Early-attested site in the Parish of Stoulton
Historical Forms
- Haubruggestrete 13th AOMB61 15th
- Hawbridge Green 1625 Nash 18th
Etymology
v. haga . 'Bridge by the hedge' or 'by the enclosure,' cf. Hawford infra 270. As the bridge is on the Stoulton- Pershore boundary the haga may be a boundary hedge. The strete is the Pershore-Worcester road.