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.

Hodway Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Shillingstone

Historical Forms

  • (viam que vocatur) Hodweye c.1270 AddCh
  • Hodwaysende 1548 Weld1
  • Hod Way 11 Acres & Hod Way 7 Acres 1838 TA

Etymology

, (viam que vocatur ) Hodweye c.1270AddCh , Hodwaysende 1548Weld 1, Hod Way 11 Acres & Hod Way 7 Acres 1838TA , ' the road to Hod ' v. weg , Hod Hill in Stourpaine par . supra , cf. Hoddefelde 1548Weld 1 , Hoddefeeld Close 1600Weld 1 , Hoddemore 1548Weld 1,1600Weld 1 , Hod Moor , (Lt ) Hod Mills 1838TA , also named from their proximity to this hill , v. feld , mōr .