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.

Hursthead

Other OS name in the Parish of Cheadle

Historical Forms

  • Hirsthead 1831 Bry
  • Hursterds 1842 OS

Etymology

, Hirsthead 1831 Bry, Hursterds 1842 OS , v. hyrst , hēafod .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name