Hive
Early-attested site in the Parish of Eastrington
Historical Forms
- Hyðe 959 YCh4 c.1200
- Hidon 1086 DB
- Hid 1212 Cur
- Hyda 1240 FF
- Hithe, Hythe 1231 FF 1285 SR 1563 FF
- le Hythe 1294 YAJxi
- Hyeth 1444 ib
- Ive 1511 YAJxi
- Hyve 1562,1612 FF
Etymology
v. hyð 'landing place on a river.' Hive is no longer on a river, but there may have been a navigable drain connecting it with the river Foulness (a mile away), such as the one now called Delph Drain. The change of th to v is a fairly common one in dialect (cf. Earswick, PN NRY 12 and Stonehaven (Sc ), earlier Steenhive ).