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.

Hitchin Half-Hundred

Hundred in the County of Hertfordshire

Historical Forms

  • Half Hundret de Hiz 1086 DB
  • Hiche 1175 P 1240 RBE
  • Huche 1314 Orig
  • Hycchalf hundred 1402 FA