Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• (le) Hagh(e) 1339 Orm2 1360 Rental 1394 CoLegh 1419,1438 SocAnt 1439 ChRR

• Haghaghe 1360 MinAcct

• Haigh 1638 Earw

• (The) Hague 1831 Bry 1847 TA

• Mottromhawe 1345 Eyre

• del Haye 1286 ib

Etymology

(The) Hague, Hague Bank, (le ) Hagh (e )1339 Orm2, 1360Rental , 1394CoLegh , 1419, 1438SocAnt , 1439 ChRR (p), Haghaghe 1360MinAcct , Haigh 1638 Earw, (The ) Hague 1831 Bry, 1847TA , Mottromhawe 1345Eyre , possibly the origin of the surname del Hawe 1285 Court 213, del Haye 1286 ib 224 (also lit. del Hathe ), 'the hedged enclosure', v. haga , cf. Littlehill infra .