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.

Hewer Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Castle Sowerby

Historical Forms

  • Houerg 1292 Ass
  • Houhere ib. (p)
  • Hogher 1332 SR
  • Hwer 1371 Rental
  • Hewer 1664 Devonshire
  • Hewer Hill 1677 Rental
  • Hewinhill 1794 H

Etymology

This is probably a compound of ON  haugr and erg, 'shieling on the hill.' The name seems to have given rise to a family name Hewer in the 17th century (LRMB ).