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.

Hawkshead Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of North Mimms

Historical Forms

  • Hawks Head c.1825 O.S.

Etymology

is Hawks Head c. 1825 O.S. Cf. William Hawkeshedd 1584 FF .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement