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Hayward Rock

Other OS name in the Parish of Ham & Stone

Historical Forms

  • Haywardeforde 1516 MinAcct
  • Heywardes Rocke 1575 TRMB

Etymology

, Haywardeforde 1516MinAcct , Heywardes Rocke 1575TRMB , a rock in the Severn , ME  hei-ward ' one in charge of fencesand enclosures ' , possibly here as a surname ( cf. Reaney 158 ) , v. ford , roke .