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.

Hoes Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Petworth

Historical Forms

  • le Howe 1541 MinAcct
  • the Hoe Mead 1610 PetworthEstateMap

Etymology

Hoes Fm is le Howe in 1541 (MinAcct ), and the Hoe Mead in 1610 (Petworth Estate Map ), v. hoh . The s is apparently an error.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement