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.

Kirkby Hardwick

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkby in Ashfield

Historical Forms

  • Herdewic 1232 DukRec
  • Herdewike c.1250 Welbeck
  • Herthewycksyde 1315 Ct
  • Herdwyk juxta Kyrkeby 1330,1377 Ass
  • Hardwyk 13th Felley
  • Hardewyke 1434 FF
  • Hardwick al. Kirkby Hardwick 1693 Recov

Etymology

Kirkby Hardwick is Herdewic 1232 DukRec, Herdewike c. 1250Welbeck , Herthewycksyde 1315Ct , Herdwyk juxta Kyrkeby 1330, 1377Ass , Hardwyk 13thFelley , Hardewyke 1434FF , Hardwick al. Kirkby Hardwick 1693Recov . 'Shepherd-farm,' v. heordewic .