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.

Old Hall

Other OS name in the Parish of Frodsham

Historical Forms

  • le Halle 1354 Sheaf
  • Hellesby Halle 1494 ib
  • Helsby Hall 1600 Orm2 1831 Bry
  • Motehowse 1507 Orm2
  • þe mote house 1653 Sheaf
  • the Moat House, the Helsby demesne or Moatesteads 1709 Orm2

Etymology

, le Halle 1354 Sheaf (p), Hellesby Halle 1494 ib, Helsby Hall 1600 Orm2, 1831 Bry, also Motehowse 1507 Orm2, þe mote house 1653 Sheaf, the Moat House , the Helsby demesne or Moatesteads 1709 Orm2 , cf. the Hall Green 1788Chol , from hall , mote , hūs , stede , grēne 2 .

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement