Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Hauewrth' 1209 FF

• Haweworth 1381 Thoresby

• Hawrth(e) e.13 Nost39 13 Font c.1227 YDi 1246,1260 FF

• Hawurth(e) Hy3 Arm 1246 Ass5d 1251 Ass 1303 Pat

• Haworth 13 WYD 1341 Surv 1379 PT 1402 FA 1641 Rates

• Howrde 1246 YI

• Houwrth 1314 WCR

• Howorth 1547 FF

• Hawwurthe 1546 YDi

• Hauwoorth 1626 PRAdd

Etymology

Since OE  haga1 denoted a hedge (as well as an enclosure), and haga2 'haw' denoted only the fruit of the hawthorn (and not the hawthorn itself until later ModE), the meaning 'enclosure made with a hedge' is preferable. Moorman 92 has confused the forms of Haworth and Hainworth (Keighley) pt. vi infra .