Hardwicke

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proper noun

A village in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO803741).

OriginOld English heord →
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Meanings

proper nounHardwicke (countable and uncountable, plural Hardwickes)

plural Hardwickes

  1. countableuncountableA village in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO803741).
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Elmstone Hardwicke parish, Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO9027).
  3. countableuncountableA hamlet in Clifford parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO2643)
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishheord“herd”
  2. EnglishHardwicke

From Old English heord (“herd”) + wīc (“village”). Compare Hardwick, which shares the same etymology.

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Cite this entry
APA

Hardwicke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hardwicke

MLA

“Hardwicke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hardwicke. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hardwicke,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hardwicke.

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