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.

Hawks Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rudgwick

Historical Forms

  • Hawkes hill 1628 SRS14,161
  • Hawke 1532 SAC60,35

Etymology

Hawks Hill (6″) is Hawkes hill in 1628 (SRS 14, 161). There was a 'manor of Hawke ' (1532 SAC 60, 35), suggesting that the name owes its origin to some former owner and not to the bird.