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.

Heathersome's Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hartfield

Historical Forms

  • Hathersams 1602 SRS14,41
  • Hathersome meade 1611 DLSpecComm
  • Heddresham 1249 FF
  • Hadresham 1328 Cl

Etymology

Heathersome's Wood (6″) is Hathersams 1602 SRS 14, 41, Hathersome meade 1611DLSpecComm , deriving from the family of Richard de Heddresham (1249 FF) and Hadresham (1328 Cl) who probably came from Hathersham (Sr), which has a similar run of forms.