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.

  1. Harryfields (Other OS name, Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire)

  2. Black Harry Gate (Other OS name, Stony Middleton, Derbyshire)

    ( 6 ″ ) , 1840 O

  3. Black Harry Ho (Other OS name, Stony Middleton, Derbyshire)

    , 1770 Longstone

  4. Black Harry Lane (Other OS name, Stony Middleton, Derbyshire)

    ( 6 ″ ) , 1824EnclA

  5. Harry Moor (Other OS name, Hayfield, Derbyshire)

    ( 6 ″ ) , 1840 ib

  6. Harry Lodge's Lane (Other OS name, Gillingham, Dorset)

  7. Harry Point (Other OS name, Studland, Dorset)

    , a pointed mudbank off Brownsea Island , perhaps the pers. n. Harry but cf.

  8. Harry Warren Ho (Other OS name, Studland, Dorset)

    Hery 1340 NI

    , named from The Warren Wd infra which may earlier have been called Harry Warren , probably from Old Harryinfra but possibly from a pers. n. or surname Harry

  9. Harry's Coppice (Other OS name, Tarrant Rushton, Dorset)

    Harris 1664 HTax

    , cf. William Harris 1664 HTax

  10. Harry's Wood (Other OS name, Kimmeridge, Dorset)

  11. Old Harry's Wife (Other OS name, Studland, Dorset)

    , a sea - stack next to prec. , collapsed 1896 ; besides his ' wife ' , other rocks were known as his ' daughter ' and his ' haystack ' ( Robinson 155 )

  12. Harry Hill (Other OS name, East Dean, Gloucestershire)

    , 1844Comm

  13. Harry's Park Wood (Other OS name, Brigstock, Northamptonshire)

    Harris Parke Corner 1642 Woods Rept; Harry's Park 1806 EnclA

    . Cf. Harris Parke Corner 1642Woods Rept , Harry 's Park 1806EnclA

  14. Harry Bower (Other OS name, Kirkburton, West Riding of Yorkshire)

  15. Harry Cross (Other OS name, Kirkby Malzeard, West Riding of Yorkshire)

    Henry's Croft 1840 TA

    , cf. Henry 's Croft 1840TA

  16. Harry Hill (Other OS name, Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire)

  17. Harry Side (Other OS name, Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire)

  18. Harry Wall Gill (Other OS name, Skipton, West Riding of Yorkshire)

    , v. gil ' ravine ' , doubtless named from ' Henry the sonne of RichardWall of Draughton ' 1625 PRSk 88

  19. Harry Wood (Other OS name, Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire)

  20. Old Harry Lane (Other OS name, Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire)