Healand, North and South
Early-attested site in the Parish of St Giles in the Wood
Historical Forms
- Healelonde 1270 Ass
- la Hyales 1280 DA
- Southeales 1371 Cl
Etymology
The second form suggests that the land is an addition to an earlier name Heale , dative singular of healh , 'nook of land.' If so we have an exceptional form heale in place of the usual hele found in Devon. Cf. Hele supra 46.
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