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.

Hawksbury

Early-attested site in the Parish of Walsgrave on Sowe

Historical Forms

  • Haukesbury 1350 Ass 1352 ADiii 1411 Coventry 1543 LP
  • Hawkesbury 1411 Coventry
  • Hakesbiri c.1540 L
  • Hakesby 1547 Monast

Etymology

Hawksbury is Haukesbury 1350Ass , 1352 AD iii, 1411Coventry , 1543 LP, Hawkesbury 1411Coventry , Hakesbiri c. 1540 L, Hakesby 1547 Monast. 'burhof the hawk, or of a man named Heafoc .'

Places in the same Parish