# Hardwicke

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #60,143

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hardwicke