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.

Edwin's Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Woodham Ferrers

Historical Forms

  • Edward(e)s (hall) 1489 ADiii c.1500 ECP 1521 Ct 1594 N 1777 C 1805 O
  • Edwinhall 1715 ERxxix

Etymology

Edwin's Hall is Edward (e )s (hall )1489 AD iii, c. 1500 ECP, 1521Ct , 1594 N, 1777 C, 1805 O, Edwinhall 1715 ER xxix. Edwardes from Edward de Wodeham (1347FF ). Edwin 's , according to tradition, from Edwin Sandys, Archbishop of York, 1577–88. “The position is rather curious. We have traced the manor as belonging to the relatives of Edwin's first wife, but there is no definite evidence of ownership by him” (EAS xviii, 220).

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