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.

Harpenden Common

Other OS name in the Parish of Harpenden

Historical Forms

  • Harding Common 1703 Sess

Etymology

is Harding Common 1703 Sess , with the old colloquial form of Harpenden .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement