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.

Huish Cross

Other OS name in the Parish of Hennock

Historical Forms

  • Hewis 1238 Ass
  • Hywys 1286 Ass
  • Hywys juxta la Flode 14th Oliver

Etymology

is Hewis 1238Ass (p), Hywys 1286Ass , Hywys juxta la Flode 14th Oliver 179 . v. hiwisc .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement