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Survey of English Place-Names

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The Hayes

Other OS name in the Parish of Repton

Historical Forms

  • (le) Hay 1325 DbAix 1355 DbAxxxvi
  • (del) Hay 1351 Cor 1392 DuLa
  • the Heys 1539 DbAnsvi
  • le Heys 1539 Rental

Etymology

, (le ) Hay 1325 DbA ix, 1355 DbA xxxvi, (del ) Hay 1351Cor (p), 1392DuLa (p), the Heys 1539 DbAns vi, le Heys 1539Rental , ' enclosure ' , v. (ge)hæg . The plural form is apparently a later development .