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

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hardwick with Yelford

Historical Forms

  • Herdewic' 1199 FF 1285 Ass
  • Herddewyk 1293 Ipm
  • Herdwich' 1200 Cur 1295 Ipm
  • Herewyke 1275–6 RH
  • Herewyk 1285 Ass
  • Hurdewyke 1285 Ass

Etymology

v. heordewīc , perhaps 'sheep farm.'

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Places in the same Parish