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.

Wall Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of St Stephens

Historical Forms

  • Walenhale 1218,1235 FF
  • Walehale 1269 1280,1282 WAM
  • Walehall(e) 1295 1567 FF
  • Walhale 1349 Cl 1392 Pat
  • Wallhale 1568 ParReg

Etymology

Wall Hall is Walenhale 1218, 1235FF , Walehale 1269 ib., 1280, 1282WAM , Walehall (e )1295 ib., 1567 FF, Walhale 1349 Cl, 1392 Pat, Wallhale 1568 ParReg. If the n in the earliest forms is correct, this name must be interpreted as 'Weala 's corner or angle,' v. healh . Otherwise the first element is the common weala , '(of the) Britons or serfs,' v. Walsworth supra 10.