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.

Herdswick Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ogbourne St George

Historical Forms

  • Hessick 1773 AandD
  • Heswick 1816 Kings
  • Hessick Barn 1820 G c.1840 TA
  • Hereswyke 1268 Ass

Etymology

Herdswick Fm [hesik] is Hessick 1773 A and D, Heswick 1816Kings , Hessick Barn 1820 G, c. 1840TA and was the home of Walter de Hereswyke (1268Ass ). The forms are too late for any satisfactory interpretation of the name.