Hayes
Major Settlement in the Parish of Hayes
Historical Forms
- (on) linga hæse 793 BCS265
- Hæse 831 ib
- Haes 1248 SelectPleas
- Hyse 832 BCS402 12th
- Hesa 1086 DB
- Hese 1232 Ch 1516 FF
- Heyse 1229 Bracton 1498 FF
- Heese 1456 PCC 1541,1561 FF
- Heesse c.1500 StarChamber 1570 Ct
- Hease 1504 FF
- Hesse al. Hayse 1565 BM
- Heese al. Hayes 1643 HMCvi
- Heys 1498 FF 1682 Morgan
- Hayes 1524,1560 FF
- Hayse 1551 ib
- Hayes al. Hese 1648 Recov
Etymology
This is OE hese, 'brushwood,' etc. The country round here was formerly open land overgrown with bushes, shrubs and rough undergrowth. linga remains an unexplained addition.