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.

Goxhill Hallands

Early-attested site in the Parish of Goxhill

Historical Forms

  • Haland 1309 Bridl e14
  • Hallands 1638 Terrier
  • a certaine place called Hallands 1667 MiscDon 1668,1674 Terrier(ThorntonCurtis)
  • Goxhill Hallands 1824 O

Etymology

GOXHILL HALLANDS, Haland 1309 (e14) Bridl, Hallands 1638Terrier , a certaine place called Hallands 1667MiscDon 14, 1668, 1674Terrier (Thornton Curtis), Goxhill Hallands 1824 O, presumably 'land belonging to a hall', v. hall , land .