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.

Hunsdon

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hunsdon

Historical Forms

  • Honesdone, Hodesdone 1086 DB
  • Hunesduna t.Hy2 Ch 1317 Ipm 1324
  • Hunestone 1210–12 RBE
  • Honesdon(e) 1235 Fees 1253 Ch 1294 SR
  • Hunnesdon 1255 Ass 1296 Pat 1444 Ch
  • Honnesdone 1297 Ipm
  • Hunsdon 1368 Cl 1428 FA

Etymology

'Hūn 's hill,' v. dun .