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.

Gorrell (Fm)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Biddlesden

Historical Forms

  • Gorhal' 1232 Cl 1291 Tax
  • Gorehale 1241 Ass
  • Gorehall 1535 VE

Etymology

OE  gor-heale (dat.), 'dirty corner of land,' v. gor , healh .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement