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.

Heywood

Major Settlement in the Parish of Heywood

Historical Forms

  • Heiwode 1225 FF
  • Heiwude 1245 WMxvi
  • Heywode 1289 Ass
  • Haywud 1241 FF
  • Haywode 1249 Ass
  • Haiwude 1242 Fees
  • Haiwode 1245 WMxvi
  • Hewode 1268 FF 1327 Banco 1327,1332 SR

Etymology

'Enclosed or preserved wood,' v. (ge)hæg. Cf. Heywood (PN Sr 89).