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.

Hannaford

Other OS name in the Parish of Widdecombe in the Moor

Historical Forms

  • Haneworthi 1333 SR
  • Haneworthy 1400,1443 Ct
  • Hier Hanneworthy 1554 Recov
  • Hannaford 1671 Recov

Etymology

is Haneworthi 1333SR , Haneworthy 1400, 1443Ct (all p),Hier Hanneworthy 1554Recov , Hannaford 1671Recov . ' Hana 'sworþig , ' cf. Hanworth (Mx) .