The Haw, Haw Bridge
Early-attested site in the Parish of Tirley
Historical Forms
- Haga 1169 P
- Hagwe 1221 Ass
- Hawe c.1200 GlR 1287 Ass 1298 Gloss 1316 FA 1575 FF
- le Haw(e) 1462 Pat 1535 VE 1613 FF
- Hawes Hy3 Misc
- passegerys de Hawe 1492 Aug
- passag' de Hawe(g) 1248 Ass
- passage of le Hawe 1462 Pat
- the Hawe passage 1631 Inq
- the Passage 1734 PR
- Haw Bridge 1824 M
Etymology
v. haga 'enclosure'. Wayfarers on the road from Cheltenham to Ledbury and the west crossed the Severn here by a ferry or 'passage', which goes back to at least the 13th century.