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.

Hargarth Field

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tadcaster

Historical Forms

  • Hertegarþe, Hertegarth, Herthegard', Herttegart 13 Sawl156d,171d,178,179d
  • Hartgarthrane 1443 YDi
  • Hargarth Carr & Hargarth Ings 1845 TA

Etymology

Hargarth Field, Hertegarþe , Hertegarth , Herthegard ', Herttegart 13Sawl 156d, 171d, 178, 179d, Hartgarthrane 1443 YD i, Hargarth Carr & Hargarth Ings 1845TA . 'Hart enclosure', v. heorot , hjǫrtr , garðr , rān 'boundary strip', kjarr , eng .