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Hassall

Major Settlement in the Parish of Sandbach

Historical Forms

  • Eteshale 1086 DB
  • Htesh' 13 Seal(Orm2iii294n.)
  • Hatishale 13 Orm2
  • Hattesale l13 AddCh
  • Hatteshall 1318 Orm2
  • Hatsale 1425 Plea
  • Hatesall 1581 ChRR
  • Hassale l13 JRC 1293 AddCh 1472 ChRR
  • Hassale iuxta Whelok 1288 Court
  • Hashall, Hasshal 1299 Ipm
  • Hassalle 1331 AddCh
  • Hassall 1408 ChRR
  • Hassehall 1488 Vern
  • Little Hassall 1592 AddCh 1662 Orm2 1831 Bry
  • the township of Hassall otherwise Little Hassall 1840 TA

Etymology

'The witch's nook', v. hægtesse (in a reduced form hætse ), halh .Cf. Wheelock 2273, Hassall Green 19supra . Hassall Hall infra is identified with Little Hassall (v. lȳtel ) in some references.