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.

Hanworth

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hanworth

Historical Forms

  • Haneworde 1086 DB 1359 FF
  • Hanesworth 1254 Val 1274,1294 Ass
  • Hanneworth 1389 BM 1453 FF
  • Hanworth 1428 FA

Etymology

v. worþ . The first element is OE  hana , 'cock,' here possibly used as a personal name, since worþ is commonly compounded with personal names. Cf. (on ) hanan wurðe 901 BCS 588(Wilts) and Hanworth (L), DB Haneworde .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name