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.

Hardwicke

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hardwicke

Historical Forms

  • Herdewik(e), Herdewice, Herdewyk(e) l.12 Glouc 1189–99 Guise 1216 ClR 1248 Ass 1469 GlR
  • Herdewyk(e) iuxta Longeneye 1328 Banco
  • Herdwik(e) 1248 Ass 1542 MinAcct
  • Herdenewyk 1263 Ipm
  • Heredewyk' 1385 Ass
  • (la) Hardewike, Hardewyk 1222 GlR 1378 Glouc
  • Hardwi(c)ke, Hardwyke 1316 FA 1535 VE 1704 PR

Etymology

v. heorde-wīc 'herd-farm', though in the single Herdene - spelling it has been mistaken for hirde 'herdsman' (with the ME  southern gen.plur. -ene ). Cf. Hardwicke (82supra ).