Horseheath
village · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Horseheath is named from the Old English 'hors' meaning horse, and 'hæth' meaning heathland or open uncultivated land. It refers to a heathland where horses were kept or grazed.
Word origins
- Horse
- Old EnglishAttestedhorse(from hors "horse")
- heath
- Old Englishheathland, open uncultivated land(from hæth "heath")
Historical forms
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