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.

Rough Heanor

Early-attested site in the Parish of Mickleover

Historical Forms

  • Henover(e), Henovera, Henouer(e) 1150,1160 BurtCh 1160–75 RadCh 1222 BurtCh 1328 SR
  • Henofra, Henofre 1185 BurtCh c.1225 RadCh
  • Enore late12th Dale
  • Henore 1408 RadCh
  • Enoure 1226 FF
  • Henovre 1256 BurtAn
  • Henoure 1398 RadCh
  • Heynore 1409 RadCh
  • Heanor 1492 RadCh
  • Rough Heynor House 1767 Burdett

Etymology

'The high ridge', v. hēah 1 , ofer 2 (dat.sg. hēan -ofre ), cf. Heanor supra 469 and also Mickleover supra 483.