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.

hesterne

Field in the Parish of Bottesford

Historical Forms

  • hesterne e.14 BelCartA
  • hersternehul e.14 BelCartA
  • Hersternhill 1332 Rut

Etymology

hesterne e. 14 bis, hersternehul e. 14, Hersternhill 1332 (v. hyll) (if these forms do not belong with the preceding name, then perh.' the thorn scrub', v. hǣs, þyrne)