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Halesfield Colliery

Other OS name in the Parish of Madeley

Historical Forms

  • Halesfield, Hales Pits 1840 TA
  • rivulus de Hales 1247 Dugdale

Etymology

, The Hales C . 17th VCH XI42 , 1849TA , Halesfield , Hales Pits 1840TA , A stream called rivulus de Hales 1247Dugdale can be identified with Mad Brook , which runs by Halesfield . The name is the plural of halh , probably meaning ' hollows ' .