English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Hind Weir

Early-attested site in the Parish of Newnham

Historical Forms

  • Hynewer(e) 1270 Misc 1358 Inq
  • Hyneweresmersshe, Hynewerismersshe, Hynewerismersch 1402,1412 GlR
  • Hyndwere, pisc' 1539 AOMB

Etymology

Hind Weir (lost), Hynewer (e ) (a pool) 1270 Misc, 1358 Inq, Hyneweresmersshe , Hynewerismersshe , Hynewerismersch 1402, 1412 GlR, Hyndwere , pisc '1539AOMB . 'Fishing weir (in R. Severn) belonging to a religious household' (in this case the abbeys of Pershore and Flaxley), v. hīwan (gen.pl. hīgna , as in Highnam 159supra ), wer .