Lower Hartshay
village · Derbyshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Lower Hartshay is a village name. 'Hartshay' likely means 'deer enclosure'. 'Lower' indicates its position relative to another settlement.
Word origins
- Lower
- Old Englishsituated below(from lū(w)er "lower")
- Hartshay
- Old Englishdeer enclosure(from heorot "hart, deer", sceaga "woodland, copse")
Historical forms
Hertesheye · Hartshay