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.

Hatches

Early-attested site in the Parish of Little Burstead

Historical Forms

  • Hachesote 1241 FF

Etymology

Hatches is Hachesote 1241 FF, and is probably a compound of OE  hæcc, 'gate,' and sceat, 'nook, corner.' The place is in a triangle, surrounded by roads.

Places in the same Parish