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.

Hawksworth Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Leeds

Historical Forms

  • a wood…called Hawkeworthe 1540 MinAcct
  • Hawkesworthwood 1714 DucLds
  • Hawksworth (ib 173)

Etymology

, a woodcalled Hawkeworthe 1540MinAcct , Hawkesworthwood 1714 DucLds, named from a family of Hawksworth (ib 173) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name