English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Northall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Edlesborough

Historical Forms

  • Northale 1241 Ass 1305,1339,1342 Pat 1372 Cl
  • Northhale 13th ADiii
  • Northall 1345 Cl
  • Northalle 1480 Pat

Etymology

'North healh.' 'North' either because it is the northernmost of the four healh sites in this parish, or in contrast to South End, near it.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement