English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Hullerbank

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hayton

Historical Forms

  • Hulverbancke yate c.1220 Laner
  • hullerbank 1380 ib
  • hullerbancke 1589 ExchKR
  • Ullerbank 1632 PR(Brampton)
  • Hulverhirst c.1200 Laner
  • Hullerhirst 1285 For
  • Huluerbosk 1292 Ass

Etymology

The first element would seem to be ME  hulfere , 'holly,' carrying that word back some 200 years. ON  hulfr , 'dogwood,' must be its cognate rather than its source. Cf. unidentified Hulverhirst c. 1200Laner , Hullerhirst 1285 For (v. hyrst) and Huluerbosk 1292Ass (p).