Hamstead Marshall
Major Settlement in the Parish of Hamstead Marshall
Historical Forms
- Hamesteda, Hamestede 1086 DB
- Hamstede Hy2 Ch 1270
- Westhamsted' 1241 Ass
- Hamstud' Mareschal, Hamsted Marchal' 1284 ib
- Hamstede Mareschall 1400 Fine
- Hampsted Mareschal, Hampstede Mareschall 1345 Fine
- Hampstede Marshall 1451 1517 DInc
Etymology
v. hāmstede 'homestead'. Hamstead Marshall is first found in the possession of the Marshals early in the 13th cent. (VCH iv, 179).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Ashtree Plantation
- Briff's Copse
- Copp's Lock
- Dreweat's Lock
- Gully Copse
- Hall's Copse
- Hamstead Holt Fm
- Hamstead Lodge and Hamstead Lock
- Hamstead Mill
- Hamstead Park
- Holtwood
- Holtwood Fm
- Illwills Border
- Ivy Ho
- Mayhouse Gullies
- More Wd
- New Copse
- Nursery Copse
- Old Lane
- Old White Hart Inn
- Peartree Bottom
- Plumb's Fm
- Red Hill
- Redhill Cottage, Redhill Plantation and Redhill Wd
- Sham Castle
- Shepherd's Bridge
- Smith's Bridge
- Smith's Bridge Border
- Spicer's Copse and Spicer's Pond
- Village Fm
- White Hill Fm
- Wise's Border
- Woodcote Copse