Hawkesbury Bush
Early-attested site in the Parish of Fobbing
Historical Forms
- Hauekesbiria 1212 RBE
- Hauekesbery 1215 Fees
- Hauecesburi 1257 ADv
- Hawkesbery 1450 MinAcct
- Hawkesburybush 1678 Ogilby
Etymology
Hawkesbury Bush is Hauechesberga 1166–8, Hauekesberga 1170, Hauekisb a 1175, Auekesberga 1176 P, Hauekesbiria 1212 RBE, Hauekesbery 1215 Fees, Hauecesburi 1257 AD v, Hawkesbery 1450MinAcct , Hawkesburybush 1678 Ogilby. 'Heafoc 's hill,' or 'hawk's hill,' with early confusion of beorg and burh . “Some trees here have been a Sea-mark, called Hawkesbury-bush ” (M i, 144).