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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hall O' Th' Hey

Early-attested site in the Parish of Frodsham

Historical Forms

  • le hey 1420 Plea 1433 ChRR 1496 Orm2
  • Hall of Hay, Hall of Hey 1671 Sheaf
  • Hall o' th' Heys 1831 Bry
  • Hall on the Hey 1842 OS

Etymology

Hall O' Th' Hey (109–558758), [(h)ɛi], le hey 1420 Plea, 1433 ChRR, 1496 Orm2, Hall of Hay , Hall of Hey 1671 Sheaf, Hall o ' th ' Heys 1831 Bry, Hall on the Hey 1842 OS, 'the enclosure', from (ge)hæg, with hall , brū , wudu .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name