Hargrave
Major Settlement in the Parish of Hargrave
Historical Forms
- Haregrave 1086 DB 1330 FA
- Haregraf 1282 Fine
- Heregrave 1086 DB 1282 Ipm
- Haragrava 1125–8 ChronPetro 1229 WellsR
- Haragrave 1227 FF
- Hargrave 1242 Fees
- Hordegrave 1526 SR
- Hardgrave 1535 VE
Etymology
Possibly 'hare grove,' v. grafa , though as the parish is on the Beds-Hunts border it is more likely to be 'boundary grove,' v. har . Cf. Harragrove PN D 233, Hargrave in Bockenhill (Wa) where three parishes meet, and Hargrave Barn in Sapperton (Gl), by the parish boundary.
Places in the same Parish
None