Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Helda (in Hestona) c.1200 Tab e13 Orm2 c.1247 Tab

• Helda in Estona 1296 Plea

• Helde c.1247 Tab

• Helde, Helde in Estona l13 Tab 1653

• la Helde 1328 ib

• le Helde 1348 MidCh

• the Helde 1513 Tab

• Helde iuxta Budworth 1490 ib

• le Heldpark 1331 ib

• Held Wood 1576 ib

• Heldbroke 1581 Orm2 1666

• Hield H2 Orm2 1666

• the hall of the Hield 1568 Tab

• Hield Farm & Hield Lane 1831 Bry

• Hield Brow 1842 OS

• del Heild 1355 Orm2 1666

• Heild 1637 Tab

• Heyld 1601 ib

• Healde 1556 ChRR

Etymology

'The hill-slope', v. helde , with park , wudu , brōc , hall , brū . le Heldpark was between Curtisford infra and Budworth and Aston.The brook was probably Cuttesfordbroke infra , connecting the meres of Pickmere and Great Budworth.