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

Early-attested site in the Parish of Burton Dassett

Historical Forms

  • Herdewic 1123 Warwick
  • Herdewich 1185 Templars
  • Templeherdewyke 1285 FF 1330 ADiv
  • Herdewik(e) 1327,1332 SR 1348 ADiv
  • Hardwyke 1486 Ipm
  • Herdwik juxta Radewey 1656 Dugdale

Etymology

Hardwick (lost) is Herdewic 1123Warwick , Herdewich 1185 Templars, Templeherdewyke 1285FF , 1330 AD iv, Herdewik (e )1327, 1332 SR, 1348 AD iv, Hardwyke 1486 Ipm, Herdwik juxta Radewey 1656 Dugdale. v. heordewic . It was held by the Knights Templars in 1185 (op. cit. 28). The site is traditionally between Owlington and Malboro' Fms and may be that of Frog Hall infra .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement