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.

Hawstead

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirby Ravensworth

Historical Forms

  • Halsteds, Halstedmyre 1336 YD
  • Hallested 1406 Marrick224

Etymology

'The hall site' v. h(e)all, stede .