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.

Hawk Lawn

Other OS name in the Parish of Newstead

Historical Forms

  • Hawkelaunde 1540 Ct
  • Hawk Lawn c.1825 O.S.
  • Hooke laund 1609 LRMB

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Hawkelaunde 1540Ct , Hawk Lawn c. 1825 O.S.It may be Hooke laund 1609LRMB . v. launde .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement