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.

Hetherick

Early-attested site in the Parish of Adel

Historical Forms

  • Hethrick 1266 MinAcct
  • Hetheryk 1312 Dugdvi
  • Hetherick(e) 1558,1600 FF 1615 PRHrd
  • Hadrik 1454 TestLds
  • Hedrick 1557 ib
  • Hederick(e) 1580 Dep 1677 PRHrd
  • Heatherick 1653 ib

Etymology

Hetherick (lost), Hethrick 1266MinAcct , Hetheryk 1312 Dugd vi, Hetherick (e )1558, 1600 FF, 1615 PRHrd, Hadrik 1454 TestLds, Hedrick 1557 ib, Hederick (e )1580Dep , 1677 PRHrd, Heatherick 1653 ib.Probably 'strip of heathland' or possibly 'strip of land growing with heather', v. hǣð , ric ; cf. Cookridge supra .