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.

Harborough Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Gretton

Historical Forms

  • Harberwe t.Ed1 PeterbB
  • Hareberuwe 1286 For

Etymology

Harborough Hill is Harberwe t. Ed 1PeterbB , Hareberuwe 1286For . The hill is on the Gretton-Harringworth boundary, and the name may be a compound of har and beorg .