Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Hydesland, hidesland, Hydeslond, hideslond 1263 Ipm 1265 MRA 1293 QW 1413 Sims 1615 FF 1638 Comm

• Hydeslaund 1280 Ass

• Hysdelunde 1292 Ch

• Hyddesland(e), Hiddesland(e), Hyddeslond(e), Hiddeslond(e) 1428 Banco 1518–29 ECP 1547 Pat

• Heddesland(es) 1548 Pat 1549 FF

• Hyddesland(e) als Hidgeland(e) 1576,1604 FF

• Higdland 1604,1612,1623 PCC 1620 Deed 1621 FF 1666 SHT 1680 GKNB

• Edgeland 1834 O

Etymology

'Hiddi's land', v. land . For this pers.n. see Redin 127, a name found in Hedgeley Nb which has a form Hiddisley 1236 and Higgeley 1335, showing parallel phonetic developments. The suggestion that the first el. is hīd , 'a hide of land' is less likely, as this word is usually either used alone or forms the second el. of the p.n.