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.

Hare Park, Lower Fm and Mitchell Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Bygrave

Etymology

are so named c. 1840 (TA ) . As Hare Park is on Icknield Way , one is tempted to suggest that the name is really a corruption of Harepath , OE  herepæþ , ' army way , '

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement