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.

Haythwaite

Early-attested site in the Parish of Barningham

Historical Forms

Haithwait 1172–80 Dodsvii.149

Etymology

'Hay field' from heg (or ON høy , hey ) 'hay' and þveit .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site