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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.

Haworth Grange, Haworth Hall

Other OS name in the Parish of Rotherham

Historical Forms

  • Haworth 1559 Hnt
  • Howorth 1666 Visit
  • Howarth 1639 Hnt
  • Haworth or Howarth-grange 1828 ib

Etymology

, Haworth 1559 Hnt, Howorth 1666 Visit, Howarth 1639 Hnt,Haworth or Howarth-grange 1828 ib , built by Charles Laughton in 1625 (Hnt ii, 36) ; from haga 1 ' hedge-row ' or possibly haga 2 ' haw ' , and worð ' enclosure ' , cf. Haworth iii, 261infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name