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.

Hawkins's Harvest

Other OS name in the Parish of Finchingfield

Historical Forms

  • Hawkyns 1495 Rental
  • Hawkherst Harvest 1805 O

Etymology

is Hawkyns 1495Rental , Hawkherst Harvest 1805 O . Harvest is probably a corruption of the surname of Ralph Hervy ( 1425Rental ) . Cf. Modest (PN K 180) for earlier Modi 's .