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.

Hanwell

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hanwell

Historical Forms

  • Hanewege 1086 DB
  • Hanewen' 1154 Eynsh
  • Haneweie 1220 Fees
  • Haneweya 1233–4 WellsR
  • Hanewey(e) 1242–3 Fees
  • Haneuell' 1235–6 Fees
  • Hanewell' 1240–1 Ass 1476 Cl
  • Hanywelle 1346 FA
  • Enewell 1218 FF
  • Henewell c.1242,c.1245 AD
  • Hanwell 1428 FA
  • Haunewell 1428 FA

Etymology

'Hana 's road.' w(i)elle has been substituted for the original weg of the second element.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site