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.

Hackenthorpe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Beighton

Historical Forms

  • Hacenthorp(e), Hakenthorp(e), Hakinthorp(e), Hakunthorp(e), Hakynthorp(e), -thorp(e) 1200–18 YCh 15th Halliii 13th Orig 1306 FF 1321 Ass 1330
  • Hackynthorp 1487 DbCh
  • Hagenthorp(e) 1516 Bemrose 1517 Add Eliz ChancP

Etymology

Hackenthorpe, Hacenthorp (e ), Hakenthorp (e ), Hakinthorp (e ), Hakunthorp (e ), Hakynthorp (e ), -thorp (e )1200–18 (15th) YCh, 13th Hall iii (p), 1306 Orig, 1321 FF (p), 1330Ass et freq , Hackynthorp 1487 DbCh, Hagenthorp (e )1516Bemrose , 1517Add , Eliz ChancP. 'Hacun's outlying farmstead', v. þorp .