Hounslow
Major Settlement in the Parish of Hounslow
Historical Forms
- Hundeslawe 1217 Pat 1274 Ass 1275 RH
- Hundeslauwe 1242 Fees
- Hundeslowe 1275 RH 1294 Ass 1295 Ch
- Houndeslowe 1341 NI 1353 FA
- Houndeslowe within the parish of Heston 1519 FF
- Haundeslowe 1394 FF
- Hondeslowe 1428 FA
- Hounslawe 1406 FF
- Hownslowe, Hownslo 1534 1545 PCC
- Hunslow 1593 N
Etymology
'Hund 's hill or tumulus,' v. hlaw . Cf. hundes hlæw BCS 687 (Berks). The first element is OE hund , 'dog,' here probably used as a personal name. For earlier forms v. Isleworth Hundred supra 24.