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.

Huish

Major Settlement in the Parish of Huish

Historical Forms

  • Iwis 1086 DB
  • Hiwis 1162 P 1198 Fees
  • Hywis 1242 ib
  • Huwes 1291 Tax
  • Hywysch 1293 Ipm
  • Hywysshe 1331 Stowe
  • Hewishe 1629 SR

Etymology

v. hiwisc . It denotes a holding of land on which a household is settled.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name