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.

The Heath

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rothwell

Historical Forms

  • Hed 1270 Nost44
  • Heth 1341 Chapt
  • le Heth(e) 1425 Rent 1461,1487 MinAcct
  • Rothewell Heathe 1552 WillY
  • le Heath 1608 MinAcct

Etymology

The Heath (lost), Hed 1270Nost 44, Heth 1341 Chapt, le Heth (e )1425 Rent, 1461, 1487 MinAcct 09, 66, Rothewell Heathe 1552 WillY, le Heath 1608MinAcct 12, v. hǣð 'heath'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name