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.

Huntshaw

Major Settlement in the Parish of Huntshaw

Historical Forms

  • Huneseua 1086 DB
  • Honisseue 1230 Cl
  • Hunishau(w)e 1238 Ass
  • Honeyshagh 1322 Misc
  • Honyschawe 1328 Exon
  • Honyschaue 1346 FA
  • Huns(c)haue 1242 Fees785 1339 Ipm
  • Honchaue 1291 Tax
  • Honshagh 1310 Ch 1334 SR
  • Honshaue 1316 FA
  • Hundschaue 1256 Ass
  • Huneshawa 1249 Ass
  • Honesawe 1277 Exon

Etymology

'Honey-wood' or'Hūn 's wood.' v. sceaga and s. n. Honeychurch infra 165.

Places in the same Parish