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.

Heyshaw

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Haghschaghouse 1372 Baild
  • Haishay(e)(hous), Hayshay(e)(hous) 1496 FountRent 1576 FF 1586 WillY
  • Hayshaw(e) 1524 Vyner 1608 FF
  • Haysthay (sic) 1535 VE
  • Heshay 1540 Fount
  • Has(s)hawe 1551 WillY 1553 FF

Etymology

Heyshaw, Haghschaghouse 1372 Baild, Haishay (e )(hous ), Hayshay (e )(hous )1496FountRent , 1576 FF, 1586 WillY, Hayshaw (e )1524Vyner , 1608 FF, Haysthay (sic)1535 VE, Heshay 1540 Fount, Has (s )hawe 1551 WillY, 1553 FF. 'Copse near the hunting-enclosure', v. (ge)hæg (replaced in the first spelling by haga 'enclosure', as often elsewhere), sceaga .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site