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.

The Haie, Haieden Green, Haie Grove

Early-attested site in the Parish of Newnham

Historical Forms

  • Heydun 1240 GlR 1327 SR
  • Hayhill 1777 M
  • Hayden Green 1830 M

Etymology

The Haie, Haieden Green, Haie Grove, Heydun 1240 GlR, 1327SR (p), Hayhill 1777 M, Hayden Green 1830 M, cf. Haiebrook (253infra ). v. (ge)hæg 'enclosure', dūn 'hill', grāf 'grove, copse'; cf. Haygrove in Linton (He), Haygraue c. 1275For , Haygroue 1282 ib, with which it can be confused.