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.

West Hallam

Major Settlement in the Parish of West Hallam

Historical Forms

  • Westhal' 1210 P 1221–30 Fees
  • Westhalum 1230 P 1234 Dale 1242 P 1243 Fees 1269 Ass 1281 1431 FA
  • Westhalā Ed1 DbCh
  • Westhalam 1442 Middleton
  • West hallam 1601 DbAxvi
  • Westhalom 1346 FA 1346,1351 Cor
  • Westehalme 1371 Cor
  • Westhaln 1411 Pat

Etymology

It is west of Kirk Hallam supra 466.