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.

Hay Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Dean

Historical Forms

  • Netherhay, Netherhaghe 1287 Ass

Etymology

v. (ge)hæg. 'Fenced wood.' The second form in -haghe shows confusion with the common haga , 'hedge.'

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site