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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hail Farm, Hail Windmill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Howden

Historical Forms

  • Hale 1199 FF
  • Hayle Mill 1675 Deposition

Etymology

Hail Farm (6″), Hail Windmill (6″) is Hale 1199 FF, Hayle Mill 1675 Deposition, v. h(e)alh 'nook of land' (probably one included in a sharp bend of the Old Derwent), alongside which Hailgate in Howden supra 251 now runs. Cf. also Halebrigg 1485 AD iv.