Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Holehale 1086 DB c.1252 ADv

• Hollen Hale 1285 FF

• Hulehale c.1185 France c.1210 ADiii

• Ulehal' 1201 Cur

• Hulenhale 1251 Fees

• Vlenhala 1187 P

• Wlenhale 1225 Bracton

• Ulenhale 1275 RH 1365 ADi

• Ullenhale 1221 FF c.1330 ADiv 1375 ADiii

• Ullenhall ib.

• Olenhale 1242 Fees t.Hy3 Ipm c.1273,1398 ADiii 1285 FF 1296 DeedsEnrolled 1316 FA 1344 Ass

• Ollenhale 1285 FF

• Olnehale 1291 ib

• Ulnhale 1242,1268 Ipm 1363 ADiv

• Ulnehale 1454 ADiii

• Ulnale 1496 Pat

• Ulnall 1547 Monast

• Oulnhale 1317 Ass

• Ownall 1545 LP 1546 SR

• Oulnall 1576 S

Etymology

Ullenhall borders on Oldberrow (PN Wo 267), Ulenbeorge in BCS 124, while in the bounds of Oldberrow, close to Ullenhall, we have ulanwyllan . It is difficult to say whether all three places were so called because frequented by owls (OE  ūle ) (cf. Johnston, PN EW 486) or whether that word had come to be used as a pers. name.