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.

Hurdlow Town

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hartington Middle Quarter

Historical Forms

  • Hord(e)lawe 1244 FF Ed1 HarlCh
  • Hord(e)low(e) 1251 Ch 1297 Ipm 1346 Cor 1593 Lanc
  • Hurdlow(e) 1428 DbCh 1531 Lanc
  • Hurloe 1599 DuLaSC

Etymology

Hurdlow Town, Hord (e )lawe 1244 FF, Ed 1HarlCh , Hord (e )low (e )1251 Ch, 1297 Ipm, 1346Cor et passim to 1593 Lanc, Hurdlow (e )1428 DbCh, 1531 Lanc, Hurloe 1599DuLaSC . 'Treasure mound', v. hord , hlāw .