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10 mile heritage railway in Hampshire, England
The Watercress Line is the marketing name of the Mid-Hants Railway, a heritage railway in Hampshire, England, running 10 miles (16 km) from New Alresford
Watercress_Line
Species of flowering plant in the cabbage family
Watercress or yellowcress (Nasturtium officinale) is a species of aquatic flowering plant in the cabbage family, Brassicaceae. Watercress is a rapidly
Watercress
and rolling stock can be found on the Watercress Line's website. "Watercress Line - Our trains". Watercress Line. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2024
Rolling stock of the Watercress Line
Rolling_stock_of_the_Watercress_Line
Railway incidents on the Watercress Line in Hampshire, England
The Watercress Line is a heritage railway in Hampshire, England, running 10 miles (16 km) from New Alresford to Alton where it connects to the National
Incidents at the Watercress Line
Incidents_at_the_Watercress_Line
Market town in Hampshire, England
29 May 2024. "Special Days – Watercress Line". Retrieved 8 February 2022. "Event – War On The Line – Watercress Line". Retrieved 8 February 2022. "Event
Alton,_Hampshire
Market town in Hampshire, England
area, and several tea rooms and pubs. The western terminus of the Watercress Line heritage railway is at Alresford railway station in the town. Although
New_Alresford
Many steam and diesel locomotives have operated on the Watercress Line or Mid-Hants Railway, a heritage railway in Hampshire, England. "Kent". Chasewater
List of locomotives formerly resident on the Watercress Line
List_of_locomotives_formerly_resident_on_the_Watercress_Line
Railway station in Hampshire, England
terminus for two railway lines: the Alton line, which runs to Brookwood and on to London Waterloo, and the Watercress Line, a heritage railway which runs to Alresford
Alton_railway_station
Preserved British steam locomotive
spent most of its time in preservation (since 1985) in the care of the Watercress Line (Mid-Hants Railway). 73096 was built at British Railways' Derby Works
BR_Standard_Class_5_73096
Former railway junction in Hampshire, England
railway known as the Watercress Line in 1977. The location of Butts Junction can still be seen from trains on the Watercress Line, with an embankment tailing
Butts_Junction
Railway line in South East England
Hampshire. The line originally continued west to Winchester; the section between Alton and New Alresford is preserved as the heritage Watercress line. The Alton
Alton_line
Heritage railway station in England
select diesel trains on the Watercress Line which shares its terminus at Alton railway station along with the more major Alton Line. The station was opened
Ropley_railway_station
LSWR Urie S15 Class November 1983 Watercress Line Under restoration 30506 LSWR Urie S15 Class April 1976 Watercress Line Operational 30541 SR Maunsell Q
List of locomotives saved from Woodham Brothers scrapyard
List_of_locomotives_saved_from_Woodham_Brothers_scrapyard
Trainspotter subculture
Gosden, Ian. "LOCOSPOTTING – A POST-WAR SUBCULTURE: A Surrey Spotter". Watercress Line. Retrieved 29 December 2023. Brown, David (August 2015). "Carry on
Trainspotters in the United Kingdom
Trainspotters_in_the_United_Kingdom
Village and parish in Hampshire, England
Lymington Bottom. The village has its own restored railway station on the Watercress Line, services from which connect with the nearest national rail station
Four_Marks
Heritage railway station in Hampshire, England
same name in Essex. It was reopened in 1977 as the terminus of the Watercress Line from Alton. In 1861, work started on the new Alton, Alresford and Winchester
Alresford railway station (Hampshire)
Alresford_railway_station_(Hampshire)
Rail line in Basingstoke, Hampshire
built only to exclude competitors from building a line in the area. It had steep gradients and a line speed limit of 20 mph, later raised to 25 mph. It
Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway
Basingstoke_and_Alton_Light_Railway
Bus company in Southampton, England
Solent Blue Line Limited is a bus operator in Southampton, trading under Bluestar since 2003. The operator provide services in Southampton and the surrounding
Bluestar_(bus_company)
Airport in Southampton, England
billeted in tents and huts along the adjacent London to Southampton railway line. After the war, the site became a transit camp for refugees, mainly Russian
Southampton_Airport
County of England
Main Line, (operated by South Western Railway) from London Waterloo to Weymouth, runs through Winchester and Southampton, and the Wessex Main Line from
Hampshire
Former railway station in England
It closed in 1973. It was reopened on 28 May 1983 by the preserved Watercress Line, which runs from Alton to New Alresford. The footbridge (currently
Medstead and Four Marks railway station
Medstead_and_Four_Marks_railway_station
River in Hampshire, England
a good natural trout fishery and later supports a watercress harvest after which the Watercress Line, a heritage steam railway, is named. The river's name
River_Alre
British class of diesel multiple unit trains
together with nine of the London Midland fleet. On 31 July 2025, the Watercress Line, a heritage railway in Hampshire announced that it had been donated
British_Rail_Class_150
Village and parish in Hampshire, England
Hattingley. Medstead also has its own restored railway station on the Watercress Line, services from which connect with the nearest national rail station
Medstead
Railway station in Hampshire, England
in 1973, but a section from Alton to Alresford is preserved as the Watercress Line. The final gap from Alresford to Winchester is unlikely ever to be
Winchester_railway_station
City in Hampshire, England
city was also served by a line to London via Alton, which partially survives as the Watercress Line. The closure of this line removed an alternative route
Winchester
Former local railway in the south of England
northern (Alton) end, it joined with the Alton Line from London. It was conceived as an additional main line to the area around Gosport, and it was opened
Meon_Valley_Railway
Railway station in Hampshire, England
town of Basingstoke, in Hampshire, England. It is on the South West Main Line from London Waterloo, with local and fast services operated by South Western
Basingstoke_railway_station
British steam locomotive class
75078". February 2022. "75079 – British Railways Standard Class 4MT". Watercress Line. Retrieved 7 April 2026. "Mainline's big plans for 1983". Rail Enthusiast
BR_Standard_Class_4_4-6-0
Railway station in Hampshire, England
Southampton) is a main line railway station serving the city of Southampton in Hampshire, southern England. It is on the South West Main Line and also serves
Southampton Central railway station
Southampton_Central_railway_station
Railway station in Surrey, England
the main line, to serve both the adjacent cemetery and Brookwood village; this opened on 1 June 1864. A branch line to the north of the line at Brookwood
Brookwood_railway_station
Major motorway in England
Main Line a second time alongside the River Itchen and through the Eastleigh urban-suburban area before crossing the Eastleigh to Romsey railway line and
M3_motorway_(Great_Britain)
British state-owned rail transport operator (1948–1997)
Kidderminster and Kidderminster Town, and physical rail connections like the Watercress Line at Alton. These heritage railways are also sometimes able to make use
British_Rail
Ferry company operating on The Solent
event, the ship's name was announced to be Red Kestrel, placing its name in line with those of the rest of Red Funnel's RO-RO ferry fleet. She entered service
Red_Funnel
Railway museum in York, England
4-6-0 No. 850 Lord Nelson. As of 2026[update] it is stored at the Watercress Line. Boiler certification expired in 2016. SR N15 Class 4-6-0 No. 30777
National_Railway_Museum
Class of diesel-electric locomotives
primarily for use in conjunction with a Class 27 locomotive on the West Highland Line. Otherwise their use was limited to summer relief services, particularly
British_Rail_Class_20
Class of diesel-electric multiple unit
on 5 July 2022. "1125 – Class 205 DEMU Hampshire Unit 'Thumper'". Watercress Line. Retrieved 4 April 2026. White, Cameron (22 June 2021). "Caledonian
British_Rail_Class_205
Former railway station in England
Platform (private) Treloar's Hospital siding Alton line to Brookwood Alton Butts Junction Watercress Line to Alresford Meon Valley Railway to Fareham
Herriard_railway_station
Motorway in Hampshire, southern England
Town Winchester Cheeshill Woodhay Worthy Down Halt Heritage railways Watercress Line Buses Companies Bluestar First Hampshire & Dorset King Alfred Motor
M275_motorway
Disused railway station in East Hampshire, England
was on a minor line and the rails were taken up for re-use elsewhere. Following the 1914–18 war, permission was sought to abandon the line because it had
Bentworth and Lasham railway station
Bentworth_and_Lasham_railway_station
Class of steam locomotive
National Railway Museum in 1985. A former Hunslet Austerity at the Watercress Line has been rebuilt from an 0-6-0ST into a 0-6-0T Thomas the Tank Engine
Hunslet_Austerity_0-6-0ST
English motorway service station
Town Winchester Cheeshill Woodhay Worthy Down Halt Heritage railways Watercress Line Buses Companies Bluestar First Hampshire & Dorset King Alfred Motor
Fleet_Services
Preserved British locomotive
the locomotive left Barry for preservation on the Mid Hants Railway (Watercress Line). It spent just over 4 years there but with the Mid Hants railway buying
SR Merchant Navy Class 35009 Shaw Savill
SR_Merchant_Navy_Class_35009_Shaw_Savill
British Railways Mark 1 coach
the UK. Even though the first batch had no store cupboard 1807 on the Watercress has been fitted with one and B4 Bogies. "BR 1805 Mk 1 Restaurant Miniature
Restaurant_Miniature_Buffet
Transport link in Hampshire, England
ends of the line. The pier head station has an overall roof, whilst the landward station has a ticket office and waiting shelter. The line is operated
Hythe_Pier,_Railway_and_Ferry
Motorway in Hampshire, England
Forest. The motorway meets the A36 from Salisbury, crosses the Wessex Main Line railway, and then meets the M271 to central Southampton. After the M271,
M27_motorway
Disused railway station in England
located just 20 chains (0.25 miles, 0.40 km) from Butts Junction at which the line from Basingstoke joins the Mid-Hants Railway on the approach to Alton railway
Treloar's Hospital Platform railway station
Treloar's_Hospital_Platform_railway_station
Motorway in Hampshire, England
Town Winchester Cheeshill Woodhay Worthy Down Halt Heritage railways Watercress Line Buses Companies Bluestar First Hampshire & Dorset King Alfred Motor
M271_motorway
British bus operating company
Town Winchester Cheeshill Woodhay Worthy Down Halt Heritage railways Watercress Line Buses Companies Bluestar First Hampshire & Dorset King Alfred Motor
Xelabus
Class of American 2-8-0 locomotive built for service overseas during World War II
Doncaster Works for completion, and later running in over the East Coast Main Line. This started a pattern whereby each of the four British railway companies
USATC_S160_Class
Town in Devon, England
preserved on the Bluebell Line, in Sussex, while the station was dismantled and reconstructed at New Alresford, on the Watercress Line, in Hampshire. Axminster
Axminster
Mid Hants Railway in Hampshire, England
goods use of the line was unsustainable and the line closed in 1973. A heritage operator, the Watercress Line, works trains on the line between Alton and
Mid-Hants_Railway
Airport in Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire
Town Winchester Cheeshill Woodhay Worthy Down Halt Heritage railways Watercress Line Buses Companies Bluestar First Hampshire & Dorset King Alfred Motor
Solent_Airport_Daedalus
British 'Big Four' railway company, active 1923–1947
several preserved railways in the south of England, including the Watercress Line, the Swanage Railway, the Spa Valley Railway, the Bluebell Railway
Southern_Railway_(UK)
No Watercress Line Alton 51°09′07″N 0°58′04″W / 51.152°N 0.96766°W / 51.152; -0.96766 Alton AON Station details 1852 1985 Yes Watercress Line, National
List of heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom
List_of_heritage_railway_stations_in_the_United_Kingdom
Former railway station in Hampshire, England
Privett was an intermediate railway station on the Meon Valley line, which ran from Alton to Fareham in Hampshire, England, during the first half of the
Privett_railway_station
Village in Hampshire, England
railway station is the restored Medstead & Four Marks station on the Watercress Line, trains from which connect with the nearest national rail station 5
Upper_Wield
Transportation Service
Town Winchester Cheeshill Woodhay Worthy Down Halt Heritage railways Watercress Line Buses Companies Bluestar First Hampshire & Dorset King Alfred Motor
Unilink
Former railway station in England
Platform (private) Treloar's Hospital siding Alton line to Brookwood Alton Butts Junction Watercress Line to Alresford Meon Valley Railway to Fareham
Cliddesden_railway_station
Former British cross-country railway
ran out of funds to complete the line to Southampton. The intended heavy through traffic never materialised, and the line was dependent on larger railways—the
Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
Didcot,_Newbury_and_Southampton_Railway
Class of brake van on Great Western Railway
visibility (for the banking locomotive) on the steeply-graded Pontnewynydd line in south Wales; it had an open veranda at each end. AA7 were small 12 ton
GWR_Toad
D1778 47 183 47 579 47 793 - James Nightall GC BR Blue Large Logo The Watercress Line Privately Owned. D1787 47 306 - - - (The Sapper) Railfreight Distribution
List of preserved British Rail Class 47 locomotives
List_of_preserved_British_Rail_Class_47_locomotives
Collection of steam locomotives
2015. "British Railways Standard Class 4MT Tank Engine - No. 80150". Watercress Line. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
Barry_Ten
Railway events licensed by Mattel
some events feature just Thomas himself (whilst others (such as the Watercress Line, East Lancashire Railway, East Anglian Railway Museum, Whistlestop
Day_Out_with_Thomas
Defunct railway line in Dorset and Devon, England
the Watercress Line in Hampshire. The imposing Cannington Viaduct is a Grade II listed structure. There is a proposal to build a narrow gauge line between
Lyme_Regis_branch_line
Village in Hampshire, England
Alton. North of the hamlet is the restored railway station on the Watercress Line. Trains from here connect with the nearest national rail station 7
Ropley_Dean
2025 railway exhibition in Derby, England
142 no. 142013 ‒ Midland Railway – Butterley Class 150 no. 150231 ‒ Watercress Line Class 153 no. 153317 Class 313 no. 313201 ‒ Peter Spokes / 400 Series
Greatest_Gathering
35009 Shaw Savill SR Merchant Navy Class 35027 Port Line SR Merchant Navy Class 35028 Clan Line Burridge, Frank: Nameplates of the Big Four (Oxford Publishing
List of SR Merchant Navy class locomotives
List_of_SR_Merchant_Navy_class_locomotives
Class of 30 three-cylinder 4-6-2 locomotives
Brocklebank Line | Restoration". www.southern-locomotives.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2022. "Clan Line : Testing Has Started". www.clan-line.org.uk. "Steam
SR_Merchant_Navy_class
under construction) Spa Valley Railway, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent Watercress Line, New Alresford, Hampshire Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton
List of British heritage and private railways
List_of_British_heritage_and_private_railways
Village in Hampshire, England
east of Winchester. As of 2015[update], the line continues west of Alton to Alresford as the "Watercress Line" or Mid Hants Railway, running historic steam
Bentworth
Railway station in Hampshire, England
South West Main Line, located in the south of Eastleigh, in Hampshire, England. It is located 74 miles 66 chains (120.4 km) down the line from London Waterloo
Southampton Airport Parkway railway station
Southampton_Airport_Parkway_railway_station
Railway engineering personnel carrier
were works numbers 2828–2830, and were used on the Kisumu-Butere branch line. Other users of Wickham railcars were railways in Rhodesia, Colombia, Bolivia
Wickham_trolley
Railway station in Hampshire, England
managed by Great Western Railway, which operates services on the North Downs Line between Reading, Guildford, Redhill and Gatwick Airport. It is one of two
Farnborough North railway station
Farnborough_North_railway_station
One of the 35 built of the A4 steam engine class
and modifications. She departed at 13:00 on 7 July 2007, during the Watercress Line's 'End of Southern Steam Gala', hauling their rake of dining coaches
LNER_Class_A4_4464_Bittern
Village in Hampshire, England
away from the village. Its nearest railway station is the restored Watercress Line, at New Alresford. A village had existed in Chilton Candover since
Chilton_Candover
Railway heritage centre in Derbyshire, England
Ambergate to Pye Bridge line of the old Midland Railway, a line once connecting the Derwent Valley branch of Midland Main Line to the Erewash Valley. A
Midland_Railway_–_Butterley
Railway coaching stock
colours. Mainline steam trains in Great Britain Rolling stock of the Watercress Line – User of Mark 1 coaches for preservation/heritage railway Taunton
British_Rail_Mark_1
Railway Severn Valley Railway Southern Locomotives Ltd Swanage Railway Watercress Line West Somerset Railway Brine, M. E. "The Bulleid Society". Devon Heritage
List of SR West Country and Battle of Britain class locomotives
List_of_SR_West_Country_and_Battle_of_Britain_class_locomotives
British steam locomotive class (built 1935)
on 20 September 2015 and 4464 operated until the end of 2015 at the Watercress Line when it was withdrawn and placed on static display in 2018 at Crewe
LNER_Class_A4
Very light rail manufacturer
Missing or empty |title= (help)[full citation needed] "Latest News". Watercress Line. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011
Parry_People_Movers
Heritage railway line in Somerset, England
Trust's collection has been relocated to various sites including the Watercress Line and the Avon Valley Railway. "West Somerset Railway". British Heritage
West_Somerset_Railway
Railway line in Hampshire, England
by a steam engine on a UK branch line in regular service. Locomotive 41312 is now preserved on the Watercress Line. A three-car diesel electric multiple
Lymington_branch_line
British animated television series (1959–1977)
Railways hosting the event include the Battlefield Line Railway in Leicestershire, the Watercress Line in Hampshire and the Cholsey and Wallingford Railway
Ivor_the_Engine
Class of two-cylinder 2-6-0 locomotives
main line, but only two have hauled railtours, 76079 and 76084. On 13 October 2022, 76017 was moved by rail from its home at the Watercress Line to the
BR_Standard_Class_4_2-6-0
Hamlet in Hampshire, England
railway station is the restored Medstead & Four Marks station on the Watercress Line, trains from which connect with the nearest national rail station 5
Soldridge
Long-distance footpath in England
where it passes through the towns and villages that lie near the Watercress Line. From Alton it continues through farmland and the villages of Froyle
St_Swithun's_Way
London to Portsmouth road in England
Southwark, the road follows a route roughly parallel to the Portsmouth Direct line railway which goes through, rather than past, all of the towns which the
A3_road
Railway station in Hampshire, England
Hampshire, England. It is on the Portsmouth Direct Line, 46 miles 67 chains (75.4 km) down the line from London Waterloo via Woking. The station is managed
Liphook_railway_station
Luxury railway services in the UK
Buckfastleigh Swanage Railway – Swanage Swindon & Cricklade Railway – Blunsdon Watercress Line – Alresford West Somerset Railway – Minehead Harrogate Pullman (London
Pullman_train_(UK)
Class of 120 350hp diesel-electric shunters
A ninth example 12049 (renumbered from 12082) is preserved at the Watercress Line in Hampshire. At one time it was re-registered as 01553, in TOPS Class
British_Rail_Class_11
The Bluebell Railway is a heritage line West Sussex and East Sussex in England. [better source needed] [better source needed] [better source needed]
Rolling stock of the Bluebell Railway
Rolling_stock_of_the_Bluebell_Railway
English canal in Hampshire and Surrey
along its length; these were built during World War II as part of the GHQ Line to defend against an expected German invasion. Odiham Castle is situated
Basingstoke_Canal
Railway station in Hampshire, England
Basingstoke Bramley Gatwick Airport to Reading Blackwater Farnborough North Heritage railways Watercress Line Alton Medstead and Four Marks Ropley Alresford
Bedhampton_railway_station
Village and parish in Hampshire, England
Lady Croft Cottages and Seward's Bridge over the River Itchen and Watercress Line railway. The Church of England parish church of Saint Andrew has an
Tichborne
Heritage railway station in Somerset, England
many years when not on hire, before removed to the Mid-Hants Railway (Watercress Line). Next to the original stone station building of 1874 is a much smaller
Washford_railway_station
Village and parish in Hampshire, England
surviving main line) and to the north by the Alton, Alresford and Winchester Railway, part of which survives to the east as the Watercress Line. Worthys Conservation
Kings_Worthy
Former passenger sector of British Rail
Magazine. Vol. 171, no. 1495. p. 75. "Heritage train 'first' for The Watercress Line". Watercressline.co.uk. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025. Butlin
Regional_Railways
Goods branch line and terminal depot in Reading, England
The Coley branch line (ELR:COY), also known as the Coley goods branch, was a single-track branch railway running 1 mile 61 chains (1.76 miles, 2.84 km)
Coley_branch_line
Railway station in Hampshire, England
in Hampshire, England. It is on the Wessex Main Line, at the junction for the Eastleigh to Romsey Line, 80 miles 47 chains (129.7 km) from London Waterloo
Romsey_railway_station
WATERCRESS LINE
WATERCRESS LINE
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish (of Norman origin)
English and Irish (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of the various places in northern France, such as Belleu (Aisne), named in Old French with bel ‘beautiful’ + l(i)eu ‘place’, or from Belleau (Meurthe-et-Moselle), which is named with Old French bel ‘lovely’ + ewe ‘water’ (Latin aqua), or from Bellou (Calvados), which is probably named with a Gaulish word meaning ‘watercress’. Compare French Beaulieu.In 1651 a Major William Bellew was granted 406 acres of land in Henrico Co., VA. In 1652 Lieut. Col. Bellew (possibly the same man), with another, was granted 1050 acres in James City Co.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Lynette, LINETTE means "little lake."
Boy/Male
British, English
Lives at the Watercress Spring
Boy/Male
African, American, Anglo, British, English
Lives at the Watercress Spring; Well Where the Watercress Grows
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metronymic from Line.
Boy/Male
English
Watercress river.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream where cress grew, from Old English cærse ‘watercress’ + lacu ‘stream’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metronymic from Line 1.
Boy/Male
English
Lives at the watercress spring.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Ling 1.Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads in western Norway named with lyng ‘heather’, either on its own, or with the addition of vin ‘meadow’.Dutch (de Linge) and North German : habitational name from a place named with Old Low German linge ‘strip of land or water’, or possibly with the river name Linge (this river flows through the Betuwe). See also Lingen.Possibly French, from a metonymic occupational name from linge ‘linen goods’, but there is no evidence of surname in North America.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Devon, Oxfordshire, and Wiltshire named Lynam, from Old English lÄ«n ‘flax’ + hÄm ‘homestead’ or hamm ‘enclosure hemmed in by water’.Irish : English surname adopted as an equivalent of Gaelic Ó Laidhghneáin (see Linehan).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Lind 2 and Line 1.Irish : variant of Lane 2.Scottish : habitational name from places so named in Ayrshire, Peebles-shire, and Wigtownshire.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Kersey in Suffolk, recorded in Domesday Book as Careseia, probably from Old English cærs ‘watercress’ + ēg ‘island’, ‘area of dry land in a marsh’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the medieval female personal name Line, a reduced form of Cateline (see Catlin) and of various other names, such as Emmeline and Adeline, containing the Anglo-Norman French diminutive suffix -line (originally a double diminutive, composed of the elements -el and -in).French (Liné) : metonymic occupational name for a linen weaver or a linen merchant, from an Old French adjective liné ‘made of linen’.
Female
French
French feminine form of Roman Cælinus, CÉLINE means "heaven."
Boy/Male
English
Watercress river.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a dresser of flax, from Middle English lynet, lynt ‘flax’.Dutch : from a short form of a Germanic name formed with lind (see Linde 1).Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a linen weaver or merchant.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Lingard.French : occupational name for a maker of or dealer in linen goods, from Old French linge ‘linen (goods)’ (see Linge 1).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Burley.Probably an altered spelling of Swiss German Beerli, from a short form of the Germanic personal name Berilo, from Old High German bero ‘bear’.Possibly an Anglicized spelling of French Berlet, from a diminutive of Berle, a topographic name from Old French berle ‘water parsnip’ (of Celtic origin, compare Welsh berur, Gaelic biorar ‘watercress’), or perhaps an occupational name for a grower of the plant.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Norman personal name Huard, Heward, composed of the Germanic elements hug ‘heart’, ‘mind’, ‘spirit’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.English : from the Anglo-Scandinavian personal name HÄward, composed of the Old Norse elements há ‘high’ + varðr ‘guardian’, ‘warden’.English : variant of Ewart 2.Irish : see Fogarty.Irish (County Clare) surname adopted as an equivalent of Gaelic Ó hÃomhair, which was formerly Anglicized as O’Hure.The house of Howard, the leading family of the English Roman Catholic nobility, was founded by Sir William Howard or Haward of Norfolk (d. 1308). The family acquired the dukedom of Norfolk by marriage. The first duke of Norfolk of the Howard line was created earl marshal of England by Richard III in 1483, and this office has been held by his succeeding male heirs to the present day. They also hold the earldoms of Suffolk, Berkshire, Carlisle, and Effingham. Henry VIII’s fifth queen, Catherine Howard (?1520–42), was a niece of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. American Howards include the father and son John Eager Howard and Benjamin Chew Howard of Baltimore, MD, both MD politicians.
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