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.

Hardstone

Other OS name in the Parish of Dunterton

Historical Forms

  • Hardston 1379 IpmR
  • Harestone 1566 DA
  • Herston 1610 SR

Etymology

is Hardston 1379 IpmR, Harestone 1566 DA 43, Herston 1610SR . ' Hard stone ' or ' Hearda 's stone ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement