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.

Hayward

Early-attested site in the Parish of Awre

Historical Forms

  • Haiward 12 France
  • Haywarth 1203 ClR
  • Hayward 1830 M
  • Heywardes c.1520 ECP

Etymology

Hayward, Haiward 12 France, Haywarth 1203 ClR, Hayward 1830 M, Heywardes c. 1520 ECP. 'Water-meadow used for growing hay', v. hēg , waroð ; it denoted low-lying ground on the bank of the R. Severn.