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.

Hardenhuish

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hardenhuish

Historical Forms

  • Heregeardingc hiwisce 854 BCS469 11th
  • Hardenehus 1086 DB
  • Hardehiwis 1177 P
  • Herdenewiz 1242 Fees
  • Hardenewiche ib.
  • Herdenehywys 1258 Ipm
  • Herdenehewys 1268 Ass
  • Hardenehywish' 1289 ib
  • Hardene Hywich 1291 Ipm
  • Hardynghuwyssh 1410 Pat
  • Hardnyshe 1316 FA
  • Hardnesshe 1512 Ct
  • Hardnash 1535 VE
  • Harden Hewysh al. Harnysh 1568 FF
  • Hardenish 1746 ib

Etymology

'The hiwisc or family-holding of one Heregeard ,' v. ing .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site