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.

Hen's Grove

Other OS name in the Parish of Swinbrook and Widford

Historical Forms

  • Hemegrove 1300 Wych
  • Hengrove 1608–9 Survey
  • Hengrove als. Hemegrove 1641 Wych
  • Hensgrove Copse 1814 EnclA(Map)

Etymology

is Hemegrove 1300 Wych, Hengrove 1608–9Survey , Hengrove als. Hemegrove 1641 Wych, Hensgrove Copse 1814EnclA (Map ) : ' border grove , ' v. heme , grāf(a) ; it is on the parish boundary .