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 Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tysoe, Upper, Middle and Lower

Historical Forms

  • Herdewic in parroch. de Thiesho c.1136 BM
  • Herdewyke apud Tysho 1279 Nott
  • Hardewikefelde c.1500 MinAcct
  • Outeherdewyk 1297 Ass
  • Kutehardewyk 1447 Magdalen
  • Kuyte herdewyk 1316 FA 1367 FF
  • Cuyteherdewyk 1318 Compton
  • Cuyteherdewyke 1467 Magdalen
  • Kyteherdewyk(e) 1395 IpmR
  • Keyteherdewyk(e) 1397 ib
  • Keteherdewyk(e) 1401 Cl
  • Kytherdewyk(e) 1405 IpmR
  • Kytehardewyk 1435 FF
  • Ketes Hardwick 1570 Compton
  • Kyte Herdwyke 1656 Dugdale

Etymology

v. heordwic . Dugdale was unable to find the true reason for its being called Kyte -Herdwike (423). The first element is clearly the common word kite , the variant forms Kuyte , Kyte , Kute going back to OE  cȳte , 'kite.' Cf. Kites Hardwick supra 139 for its possible significance.

Places in the same Parish