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.

Hardwick

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hardwick

Historical Forms

  • Hardwich, Hardvic, Harduich 1086 DB
  • Herdewyc 1208 Fees20
  • Herdewic 1220 WellsR
  • Herdwic 1227 Ass 1235 Cl
  • Herdewik 1237–40 Fees 1284 FA
  • Hardewych Hyi Ch 1330
  • Herdwyk 1262 Ass 1358 ADiii
  • Herdwik Moeles 1281 Ipm
  • Herdwik by Aylesbyry 1297 Ipm
  • Hardewyk 1346 FA
  • Herdewyk 1349 Cl
  • Hurdewyk 1377 IpmR
  • Hardwyke 1435 IpmR
  • Hardweke 1605 Terr

Etymology

v. heordewic . The early a form in DB is noteworthy.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site