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.

Hayswood Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Madresfield

Historical Forms

  • Heyeswode 1326 ADvi

Etymology

'Wood of the hey or forest-enclosure,' v. (ge)hæg.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement