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.

Hyde

Early-attested site in the Parish of Minchinhampton

Historical Forms

  • Hida 1234 Cl
  • la Hide, le Hide, Hyde 1248 Ass 1287 FF 1379 MinAcct 1438 Rent
  • atte Hyde 1327 SR
  • Hyde 1400 Rent 1542 LP 1699 Will

Etymology

Hyde, Hida 1234 Cl, la Hide , le Hide , Hyde 1248Ass , 1287FF , 1379MinAcct et freq to 1438Rent , atte Hyde 1327SR (p), Hyde 1400Rent , 1542 LP, 1699 Will. v. hīd 'a hide, an estate of one hide extent'; the hide varied in size but was approximately 120 acres, cf. Hyde (ii, 20, 110, iii, 198 infra ) and other examples in Gl.