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.

Hayden

Other OS name in the Parish of Westbury on Severn

Historical Forms

  • Heydun c.1240 GlR
  • Haydone c.1270 For
  • Haidon 1339 GlR
  • Heyden 1433 MinAcct

Etymology

, Heydun c. 1240 GlR (p),Haydone c. 1270For , Haidon 1339 GlR (p), Heyden 1433MinAcct , the first el . is (ge)hæg ' enclosure ' or hēg , ' hay ' , v. dūn ' hill ' .