Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Herstanesheia 1201–2 FF 13 Forde 15

• Herstaneshey(e) 1268 Ass 1426 Hutch3

• Herstenesheie 1202 Forde 15

• Hersteneshegh(') t.John? AddCh 1386 FF

• Herstenesheye 1268 Ass 15 Forde

• Hersteneshege 1288 Ass

• Herstenehot (sic) 1251–2 Fees

• Hertesnes(h)eye (sic) 1268 Ass

• Herstoneshey(e), Herstonesheie, Herstoneshegh', Herstoneshagh' 13 Forde 15

• Herstoneshey 1259 15 ib

• Herstonesleg' 1203 RC

• Hestoneshegh' 1336 Forde 15

• Hursteneshe(i)gh(') 13 Forde 15 Cl 1413

• Hurstenes (h)eye 1288 Ass 1311 FF

• Hurstenesheys 1450 IpmR

• Hu(r)stenesthegh', Hu(r)stenestheye (sic) 1280 Ass

• Hurstensey, Hurstenseleghe (sic) 1413 IpmR

• Hurstoneshey 1422 Ct

• Hurstonhay 1535 VE

• Hurstoneshay or Hurstenhay 1774 Hutch1

• Herstingeseye 1268 Ass

• Herteneshegh' 1338 Forde 15

• Herteneshay al' Horsey 1505 Pole

• Hursey 1839 TAMap

Etymology

'Heorstān's enclosure', from (ge)hæg and the OE  pers.n. Heorstān (Searle 291).