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.

The Hasells

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sandy

Historical Forms

  • Heyseles 1291 Tax 1402 BHRSi.102

Etymology

'Buildings by the hay or enclosure' v. (ge)hæg, sele , or from heg , hence 'hay-buildings,' i.e. where it is stored. Cf. Newsells (Herts).