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.

Hartoft

Major Settlement in the Parish of Middleton

Historical Forms

Haretoft 1316 Vill 1335 ForP 1349 IpmR

Hartoft 1335 ForP 1408 For

Etymology

v. topt . For the first element v. Harome 70supra . 'Messuage by the stony or rocky place.'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement