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.

Hawksheath

Other OS name in the Parish of Clapham

Historical Forms

  • Hawckheasse 1600 PR
  • Hauk(e)heath 1623 ib
  • Hauk(e)hease 1624 ib
  • Hakehease 1641,1668 ib
  • Hakeheave 1667 ib
  • Hanckeheafe (sic) 1657 PRMl

Etymology

, Hawckheasse 1600 PR, Hauk (e )heath 1623 ib, Hauk (e )hease 1624 ib,Hakehease 1641, 1668 ib, Hakeheave 1667 ib, Hanckeheafe (sic)1657PRMl , v. haukr ' hawk ' , hǣs ' brushwood ' , and for the spelling Hake - cf. Phonol. § 8 .

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement