Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Styhale c.1200 Orm2 c.1320,1337 Fitt

• Styhal 1286 Eyre

• Stihall 1356 ib

• Stiale (in Pounale) 1331 Fitt 1337 Eyre

• Styale 1352,1381 ib

• Styall 1364 1513 Plea

• Styal (Green) 1842 OS

• Stiall 1477 ChRR

• The Green 1831 Bry

• Har(e)thorn(e) c.1200,c.1320,1337 Fitt

• Haythorn(e) 1512,1532,1688 Earw

• Hathorne 1562 ib

• (the) Hawthorn(e) 1655 1661 Sheaf

Etymology

'Corner of land with a sty or pen', v. stigu , halh . Smith preferred this (EPN II153), but an alternative first el. is stīg 'a path' (DEPN).Hawthorn Hall, Har (e )thorn (e )c. 1200, c. 1320, 1337Fitt , Haythorn (e )1512, 1532, 1688 Earw, Hathorne 1562 ib, (the ) Hawthorn (e )1655 ib, 1661 Sheaf, 'the hoar thorn', v. hār 2 , þorn , with later spellings from hæg-þorn, hagu-þorn 'the hawthorn'.