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.

Hardcastle

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Hardcastell 1457 FountBurs 1496 FountRent 1577 WillY
  • Hardcastle 1598 SessnR
  • Low Hardcastle 1719 Yorke

Etymology

Hardcastle, Hardcastell 1457 FountBurs, 1496FountRent et freq to 1577 WillY, Hardcastle 1598 SessnR, Low Hardcastle 1719Yorke . 'Hard, cheerless dwelling', v. heard , castel .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site