Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Harmshay Fm 1769 DCMMap

• Heremaunseya 1261 FF

• Hermen(n)eshegh 1285 Drew 1320 FF

• Hermen(n)eshey 1391 FF

• Hermen(n)esheigh 1398 FF

• Herman(n)eshegh 1300,1309 Drew

• Heremereshaye 1310 ib

• Hermerseye 1398 IpmR 1399 Cl

• Harmeshey 1437 FF 1438 1440

• Hr Hamhay (sic) 1811 OS

• Harmpsey Farm 1843 TA

Etymology

Harmshay Fm (SY 382994), Harmshay Fm 1769DCMMap , Heremaunseya (for Heremannseya ) 1261 FF, Hermen (n )eshegh 1285 Drew, 1320 FF, Hermen (n )eshey 1391 FF, Hermen (n )esheigh 1398 FF, Herman (n )eshegh 1300, 1309 Drew, Heremereshaye 1310 ib, Hermerseye 1398 IpmR, 1399 Cl, Harmeshey 1437 FF, 1438 Cl, HarlCh , 1440 Cl, IpmR, Hr Hamhay (sic)1811 OS, Harmpsey Farm 1843TA . 'Herman's enclosure', from the OFr  pers.n. Herman (OG  Her (e )man ), or the ME surname derived from it, cf. Walter Herman 1327, 1332 SR (Cranborne), and ME  hay (OE  (ge)hæg). Hr Hamhay is named in relation to Lr Hamhay for which v. Baber's Fm supra .