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Survey of English Place-Names

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Perry Hales

Early-attested site in the Parish of East Dean

Historical Forms

  • Purihale 1279 For
  • Pirihale(s) 1279,1282 ib
  • Pirihale(s)ford 1338 Inq
  • Pyrhales 1282 ib
  • Purihalesforde, Pirialesforde 1338,1339 Glouc

Etymology

Perry Hales (lost), Purihale 1279For , Pirihale (s )1279, 1282 ib, Pirihale (s )ford 1338 Inq, Pyrhales 1282 ib, Purihalesforde , Pirialesforde 1338, 1339 Glouc. 'Nook of land with a pear-tree', v. pirige , halh , and ford .It was in Lea Bailey and is distinct from Perry Hay (infra ); Pyrhales (For 359) is certainly between Cinderford and Saintlow, but Pirihales (ib 366) may be in Herefordshire.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement