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.

Hawksworth Head

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Hawkesworth(e) 13 YDx 1277 Cust 1332 Ipm 1405 YDx 1434 Cust
  • Haukesworth 1440 SheffMan 1473 SheffCh
  • Hawk(e)sworth(e) Head 1500,1612,1621 SheffMan

Etymology

Hawksworth Head (lost), Hawkesworth (e )13 YD x, 1277 Cust, 1332 Ipm, 1405 YD x, 1434 Cust, Haukesworth 1440 SheffMan, 1473 SheffCh, Hawk (e )sworth (e ) Head 1500, 1612, 1621 SheffMan.'Hafoc's enclosure', from the OE  pers.n. Hafoc and worð (which is often combined with pers.ns.). Cf. Hawksworth pt. iv infra . Hawksworth Head was near Midhope.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement