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.

Hawking Moor

Early-attested site in the Parish of Foolow

Historical Forms

  • Halkinmore 1315 Derby
  • Alkinmor 1322 ib
  • Hawkin Moor 1787 Fairbank
  • Hawking Moor 1842 TA

Etymology

Hawking Moor (lost), Halkinmore 1315Derby , Alkinmor 1322 ib, Hawkin Moor 1787Fairbank , Hawking Moor 1842TA . The explana- tion of the name appears in the 1315 charter which refers to 'Halkinmore which Halkin once held', v. mōr 1 .

Places in the same Parish