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.

Hare Street Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bremhill

Etymology

Hare Street Fm. Cf. Hare Street Mead 1775Map . It lies by Hare Street (6″), presumably from OE  herestrǣt , 'army-road,' cf. Hare Street (PN Ess 118). Usually the term is used of a more important road.