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Survey of English Place-Names

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Heppales

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stockport

Historical Forms

  • Hephal', Hophal', Hophales, Hophalis 1285,1287 1355 Orm2
  • Hephals 1369 Mont
  • Hephale 1375 Eyre
  • Heppalis 1315 JRL
  • Heppales 1348 ChFor 1545 Orm2
  • Heppales iuxta Torkynton 1349 JRL
  • (le) Heppalez 1377 Eyre
  • Heppal' 1349 MinAcct
  • Heppall' 1372 Mont
  • Heppals c.1394 Orm2
  • Heppalles 1458 JRL
  • Hoppales 1322 Mont
  • Heppehals, Hoppehals 1365 Mont
  • Heppehales 1369 Eyre
  • Hepehale 1467 MinAcct
  • Hepwales 1379 Eyre
  • Hopehall 1471 MinAcct
  • Hepples 1485 Orm2
  • Hepples in villa de Torkynton 1489 ChRR
  • Hopedale 1508 MinAcct

Etymology

'Wild-rose nooks', v. hēope , halh , cf. Heppley 208supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name