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.

Haywood

Other OS name in the Parish of Owston

Historical Forms

  • Heywood, Haywood 1558,1583 WillY 1725 PRBw 1817 M
  • Haywood or Rimer House 1799 ib
  • Rimor House 1771 M

Etymology

, Heywood , Haywood 1558, 1583 WillY, 1725 PRBw,1817 M, Haywood or Rimer House 1799 ib, Rimor House 1771 M , v. (ge)hæg , wudu ; Rimer is a surname .