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.

Henset

Early-attested site in the Parish of Little Bedwyn

Historical Forms

  • Henseta 1165 P
  • Hensete 1211 RBE 1249 Ass 1290 For
  • Henset 1553 AddCh
  • Hynsete 1249 Ass 1443 ADii
  • Hynsett 1483 ADi 1495 FF
  • Hynshete 1415 FF
  • Hunset 1274 Ass
  • Hynesete 1290 FF 1349 Ipm 1408 IpmR

Etymology

The forms are impossible to interpret, especially in view of our ignorance of the exact site of the place.