Haycroft
Early-attested site in the Parish of Huntshaw
Historical Forms
- Hakecrofte 1275 RH
- Hagcrofte 1330 SR
- Hakcrofte 1364 Ass
- Haycrofte 1483 IpmR
Etymology
Names in Hak -, Hack - are fairly common in Devon, v. infra 664. Blomé (9) suggests as first element OE haca , 'hook, bolt,' used in some topographical sense, cf. le Hake 1553Ct (Clawton). In the present name the word might refer to the hook of land just to the south of the farm. Alternatively the first element may be the pers. name Hac (c )a which occurs twice in the Devon DB (f. 388) as a holder of land TRE.