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Hampton Court is in Quidhampton which is a village two or three miles west of Salisbury, on the edge of the vast Wilton House estate. Hampton Court is a reference to Quidhampton, and a witty allusion to Hampton Court, the royal palace. Etymology of Hampton The word ‘hampton’ has two elements: ham – meaning . . . → Read More: Hampton Court, Quidhampton 
If you’re looking for Harcourt Medical Centre, Salisbury please go to: Harcourt Medical Centre – Salisbury Harcourt Terrace is just off of Mill Road, opposite Queen Elizabeth Gardens. Harcourt Bridge is the bridge that carries Mill Road over the Summerlock stream. Part of Mill Road itself was once known as Harcourt Bridge Road1 William Harcourt . . . → Read More: Harcourt Terrace and Harcourt Bridge Road, Salisbury 
Hare Warren Close is in Wilton. Hare Warren itself is the name of a yew forest on the Race Plain. The ‘Ancient Yew Group’ website says that: Hare Warren is a 300 acre wood in southern Wiltshire and grows along the north side of the chalk escarpment that separates the Nadder and Ebble rivers . . . → Read More: Hare Warren Close, Wilton 
Harnham Road is, slightly unusually1, in the centre of Harnham. Harnham is to the south of Salisbury, England. Meaning of ‘Harnham’ In the words of the writers of the 1952 ‘A History of Harnham’: Placename experts do not find it easy to agree about the origin and the meaning of the name Harnham2 . . . → Read More: Harnham Road, Harnham 
Harnwood Road is in Harnham – the village to the south of Salisbury. The road is a loop which joins the Old Blandford Road at both ends. ‘Harnwood’ is an interesting name. It would seem to be a conflation of ‘Harnham‘ and ‘woods’. I don’t know whether it’s a modern coinage or not. . . . → Read More: Harnwood Road, Harnham 
Salisbury’s Harper Road is off from the Devizes Road, between Roman Road and India Avenue. I’m not sure who Harper Road is named after, but it could be Sir George Montague Harper. Sir George Harper Sir George Harper was a soldier who fought in both the South African War1 and the First World War. . . . → Read More: Harper Road, Salisbury 
Hartington Road is off from the Devizes Road, which leads out of Salisbury in a north or or perhaps north west direction. I’m not sure why it’s called Hartington Road. Somewhat frustratingly, I think I found a reference to somebody called Hartington owning property in the Mill Road area fairly recently, but I can’t quite . . . → Read More: Hartington Road, Salisbury 
Hartley Way is in the Hampton Park part of Bishopdown Farm, which is the housing estate to the west of the London Road. The London Road itself is north west of salisbury. I don’t know why it might be called ‘Hartley Way’. There is a cluster of roads on Hampton Park whose road names have . . . → Read More: Hartley Way, Salisbury 
Harvard Close is in Harnham, which is a village on the southern edge of Salisbury. Harvard Close is part of a small estate called Harvard Heights. The reason for the word ‘Heights’ is fairly clear – it’s at the top of Harnham Hill. The derivation for ‘Harvard’ is more interesting. The Common Cold Research Unit . . . → Read More: Harvard Close, Harnham 
Hastings Court is the ‘apartment building’1 on Devizes Road, near the top of Ashley Road. Etymology of Hastings The word ‘Hastings’ is derived from a tribal group based around a family or person called ‘Haesta‘2. They were important enough to be referred to in an 8th century Northumbrian chronicle – this indicates some . . . → Read More: Hastings Court, Salisbury |
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