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.

Smallhedge Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Fishlake

Historical Forms

  • Smalehacchedich 1253 ADv
  • Smullidge (sic) 1771 M
  • Small-Hedge 1822 Langd
  • Smollidge 1841 O.S.

Etymology

Smallhedge Fm, Smalehacchedich (a ditch) 1253 AD v, Smullidge (sic)1771 M, Small -Hedge 1822 Langd, Smollidge 1841 O.S. This probably denotes 'a narrow ditch with a hatch or grating across it', v. smæl , hæcc , dīc , and cf. Heckdyke Nt 39.