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.

Highway

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hilmarton

Historical Forms

  • Hiw(e)i 1086 DB
  • Hywey 1219 SarumCh 1347 Pat
  • Heyweye 1321,1346 Ass
  • Hieweye c.1250 Rental 1364 Pat
  • Hyeweye 1287 FF
  • Hegheweye 1289 Ass
  • Heghweye 1327 FF 1345 Ass
  • Hygheweye 1332 SR
  • Hyghwey 1512 Ct
  • Hewey 1522 SR

Etymology

'High' or (perhaps) 'hay' road. v. weg and cf. DEPN s. n .