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.

Mousehall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Mayfield

Historical Forms

  • Muleshale 1315 Ass
  • Mouleshale 1327,1332 SR
  • Moshale 1333 Ct
  • Mowsale 1438 Ct
  • Mousehall 1544 Ct

Etymology

Mousehall (6″) is Muleshale 1315Ass (p), Mouleshale 1327, 1332 SR (p), Moshale 1333Ct , Mowsale 1438Ct , Mousehall 1544Ct . 'Mūl 's nook of land,' v. healh and cf. Moulsecoombe supra 294.