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.

The Hague

Early-attested site in the Parish of Staveley

Historical Forms

  • le Haye iuxta Staueleye 1330 Ass
  • le Haghe 1330 1496 AddCh 1554,1564 FF 1584 Portland
  • Hawe 1538 ib
  • Haighe 1599 FF
  • Hague 1767 Burdett

Etymology

The Hague, le Haye iuxta Staueleye 1330Ass , le Haghe 1330 ib (p), 1496AddCh , 1554, 1564FF , 1584Portland , Hawe 1538 ib, Haighe 1599FF , Hague 1767 Burdett. 'The enclosure', v. haga 1 .