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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hawpark Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wotton under Edge

Historical Forms

  • bosc' de Haga c.1130 Monast
  • Rudinga de Hage c.1240,c.1250 Berk
  • Haw(e) 1497 Pat
  • Haw(e) park(e) 1545,Eliz Surv 1573 GR445 1590 Comm

Etymology

Hawpark Fm, bosc ' de Haga c. 1130 Monast, Rudinga de Hage c. 1240, c. 1250 Berk, 'park of Haw (e )' 1497 Pat, Haw (e ) park (e )1545, ElizSurv , 1573GR 445, 1590Comm , v. haga 'enclosure', park . It was 'lately disparked' in 1573 (GR 445); cf. Haw St. (supra ).