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.

Hyde

Early-attested site in the Parish of Northam

Historical Forms

  • Westhede 1520 ADvi
  • atte Hithe 1333 SR
  • ate Hyth 1335 ADvi

Etymology

OE hyð, 'landing-place.'