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.

Heydon

Major Settlement in the Parish of Heydon

Historical Forms

  • Heidon 1196,1226 FF 1250 Ass 1241 Cl
  • Haydon 1225 Cur 1361 Pat
  • Heydon 1242–3 Fees 1253,1311 Ipm 1278,1334,1403 FF 1291 Tax 1302to1401–2 FA 1336 Pat 1347 Fine 1432 Fine 1443 Past 1535 VE
  • Heydone 1254–75 Val 1257,1269,1286 Ass 1325 Ipm 1325,1349 FF
  • Heydona 1276 Walsing
  • Hedon 1399 Pat

Etymology

OE  hēg 'hay' and dūn 'hill', i.e. 'hill where hay is made'.