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.

Hartwith

Major Settlement in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Hartwith, Hartwyth 1457 FountBurs 1553 FF 1662 PRHmp
  • Hertwith(e) 1496 FountRent 1535 VE
  • Harwith 1585 KnaresWill

Etymology

'Hart wood', v. heorot , viðr .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site