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 Newnham

Historical Forms

  • Hyda, (la) Hyde c.1240,1252 GlR 1260 Ipm c.1270 For

Etymology

Hyde, Hyda , (la ) Hyde c. 1240, 1252 GlR, 1260 Ipm, c. 1270For (p), cf. also Hydecroft c. 1230, c. 1260 GlR. v. hīd 'an estate of one hide of land', croft ; cf. Hyde (i, 97supra ).