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

  • Hardwic c.1050 KCD907 13th
  • Harduic c.1050 LibEl 12th 1086 ib
  • Hardwyk c.1060 ElyM 14th
  • Harduuic, Hardwich, Hardewic 1086 InqEl
  • Herdwich 1086 InqEl 1167 CR 1277 Ely 1279 RH
  • Herdwic 1167 P 1170 LibEl 1201 Cur 1254 Val
  • Herdwik, Herdwyk(e) 1252 FF 1436 Pat
  • Herdwick 1277 Ely
  • Herdwykes 1313 FF
  • Ordewic(o) 1212 RBE
  • Herdewyk(e), Herdewik(e) 1251 Ch 1393 FF
  • Herthwyk, Herthwik 1260 Ass
  • Heredewyk 1376 Pat
  • Herwich 1277 Ely
  • Herewyke 1399 Cl
  • Harwicke 1668 FF

Etymology

'Sheep-farm,' v. heordewīc .

Places in the same Parish