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.

Hewthwaite

Other OS name in the Parish of Barton

Historical Forms

  • Huthat bancke 1588 Rent
  • Hothwayt 1256 Ass4

Etymology

, Huthat bancke 1588Rent , possibly identical with Hothwayt 1256Ass 4(p) , ' high clearing ' , from ON  hór , a variant of (r) , v. þveit , but OE  hōh ' ridge end ' is also possible .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name