Hardwicke
Major Settlement in the Parish of Eynesbury Hardwicke
Historical Forms
- Herdwich 1209 Abbr
- Herdwic 1234 FF
- Herthwik 1260 Ass
- Herdewik 1279 RH
- Puttokesherdwyke 1286 Ass 1334 FF
- Puttukes Herdewik 1309 BM
- Hardwyk 1318 Ipm
- Pottokesherdewyk 1319 Ipm
- Putteshardwyk 1517 FF
- Puddock Hardwick 1766 J 1826 G
Etymology
v. heordewic . This seems to have been at one time distinguished from the numerous other Hardwicks by its owner's name of Puttoc , which is on record in OE as the second name of Ælfric Puttoc , archbishop of York, and was probably by origin a nickname from puttoc , 'kite,' though that word is not actually on record until the 15th cent. in the form puttock . It may, however, represent a diminutive form of the well-recorded OE pers. name Putta .