Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Heyworth 1261 Ass 1291 Ass 1296 SAC40,189 c.1296 SAC25,29 1298,1306 Banco

• Hayworth(e) 1276 FF 1359 SAC34,260 1542,1594 SRS19,209

• East Haiworth 1606 SRS13,10

• Great Hayworth 1610 ParReg

• Haywards Hoth 1544 Ct 1608 SRS13,12

• Heywards Hoath 1675 SRS29,143

• Haywarde 1603 SRS13,6

• Great Hayward 1605 SRS13,8

• Great Haward 1675 SAC49,91

• Hewards Hethe 1603 ParReg

• Hewards hoth 1705 Perambulation

• Hewwards Heath 1788 SAC40,138

• Hayworths Hethe 1607 ParReg

• Hayworthes Hoth 1609 ParReg

• Haywards in Wivelsfield 1621 SRS14,164

Etymology

It is clear that the original nucleus of this name is a place called Hayworth , a compound of worð and either hege , 'hedge,' or heg , 'hay.' For the former compound cf. Haworth (WRY) from haga and worð . This became by a natural development Hayward or Heward . The place-name clearly gave rise to a pers. name but it is impossible to say whether Hayworths Hethe is 'the heath which belonged to Hayworth ' or 'which belonged to a man named Hayworth .' In some of the forms we have the distinctively East Sussex hothe in place of the more usual heath v. Hoathly infra 270.