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.

Hayfen

Other OS name in the Parish of Calthorpe

Historical Forms

  • Hethefen 1261 AD
  • Heyefen 13 NfD
  • Hayfen Meadow 1839 TA

Etymology

, Hethefen 1261 AD, Heyefen 13 NfD, Hayfen Meadow 1839TA , v. hēg ' hay ' ( in variation with hǣð ) and fenn .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement