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.

Hawkeridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Heywood

Historical Forms

  • Hauekerigge 1249 Ass
  • Hauecrugge 1279 ib
  • Hauekerygge 1327 Banco

Etymology

is Hauekerigge 1249Ass , Hauecrugge 1279 ib., Hauekerygge 1327 Banco . ' Hawks' ridge . '

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Other OS name