English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Hardwick

Major Settlement in the Parish of Shangton

Historical Forms

  • Herdwic' 1200 Cur 1285,13,e.14 ShR
  • Herdwich' m.13 ib
  • Herdwik' m.13(p),1315 ib
  • Herdwyk' 1252 Cl 1374 ShR 1344 1378 Pat
  • Herdwyke 1253 Cl
  • Herdewic' m.13(p),1320 ShR 1329 Ipm
  • Herdewich' p.1250 ShR 1326 Hastings
  • Herdewik' 1274,1295 ShR 1333 1378 Pat
  • Herdewyk' 1274,1295 ShR 1392,1404 Pat
  • Herdewyke 1327 SR 1330 FA 1361 Pat
  • Herdeve(y)k l.13 ShR
  • Herdewek 1295(p),13 ib
  • Herdehuyc 13 ib
  • Erdywyk 1426 ShR
  • Hardewyk 1428 ShR 1464 Pat
  • Hardwyke 1452 ShR
  • Hardwick 1659 Deed 1732 LeicW
  • Shangton Hardwick 1846,1863,1877 White

Etymology

'The herd-farm', v. heorde-wīc. Hardwick is a deserted medieval village.