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.

Hardwick Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Banbury

Historical Forms

  • Herdwyke 1224 FF 1370 AD
  • Herdewich 1239 Eynsh 1449 Eynsh
  • Hardwicke 1535 Eynsh

Etymology

Hardwick Fm takes name from Herdwyke 1224 FFet freq with variant spellings Herdwike , Herdwich , Herdwyk to 1370 AD, Herdewich 1239 Eynshet freq with variant spellings Herdewich ', Herdewyk (e ) to 1449 Eynsh, Hardwicke 1535 Eynsh. v. heordewīc .