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.

Hadds

Other OS name in the Parish of Thorne

Historical Forms

  • Hoddes, Haddes 1324 MinAcct
  • Haddes, Heddes 1342 Tayllxvii
  • Broad Hadds 1841 TA

Etymology

, Hoddes , Haddes 1324MinAcct 45, Haddes , Heddes 1342 Tayl lxvii, Broad Hadds 1841TA , ' broad headlands ' , from brād and hadd , a late form of hēafod .