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.

Harding Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Bedwyn

Historical Forms

  • (in) haran dene 778 BCS225
  • Haredone 1086 DB
  • Haredena 1130 P
  • Hareden(e) 1235 Fees 1270 For
  • Over Harden, Nether Harden 1337 FF
  • Harding al. Harden 1626 WIpm

Etymology

Harding Fm is (in ) haran dene 778 BCS 225, Haredone 1086 DB, Haredena 1130 P, Hareden (e )1235 Fees, 1270For , Harenden 1281, Hardene 1289Ass , Over Harden , Nether Harden 1337FF , Harding al. Harden 1626 WIpm. 'Boundary valley,' v. har , denu . The Anglo-Saxon form occurs as a boundary-mark in an OE charter.