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.

Horderns

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chapel en le Frith

Historical Forms

  • Horderne majore, Horderne minore 1251 DbAv
  • Hordern(e) Hy3 Rydware 1285 For 1339 DbAxi
  • Hordrune 1330 Ass
  • Hordren 1343 Cor Ed4 DuLa 1470 ib

Etymology

Horderns (6″), Horderne majore , Horderne minore 1251 DbA v, Hordern (e )Hy 3 Rydware, 1285For , 1339 DbA xi(p), Hordrune 1330Ass (p), Hordren 1343Cor (p), Ed 4DuLa , 1470 ib. 'Store-house', v. hord-ærn.