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.

Hoonhay

Other OS name in the Parish of Hoon

Historical Forms

  • Howne alias Hownehaye 1555 FF
  • Hownehay 1558 Pat
  • Hoone Hay 1655 DuLa

Etymology

, Howne alias Hownehaye 1555FF , Hownehay 1558 Pat, Hoone Hay 1655DuLa , ' enclosure belongingto Hoon ' , v. (ge)hæg .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement