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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.

Heggerscale

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkby Stephen

Historical Forms

  • Hegelstale (sic) 1380 NWm
  • Hegelscale(s) 1402,1422 IpmR
  • Haggilskale 1597 FF
  • Higgelskales 1608 FF
  • Heggerscale 1777 M 1782 PR(B)
  • Haggerscale 1823 M

Etymology

The first el. is possibly a p.n. Heg-gill from ON  heggr 'bird-cherry' (as in Egholme i, 50supra ) and gil 'ravine'; v. skáli 'shieling, shed'. An ON  pers.n. *Heggjulfr is also possible.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site