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.

Hurdwick

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tavistock and Tavistock Hamlets

Historical Forms

  • Hurdewik(e) 1275 Oliver 1498 Ipm
  • Herdewyk 1281 Ass
  • Hordeswike 1291 Tax
  • Howrdeweke 1514 ADi

Etymology

v. heordewic .