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.

Haile

Major Settlement in the Parish of Haile

Historical Forms

Hale c.1180 Hesley 1584 FF

(al. Hele in Copeland) 1479 Pat

Hayll t.Hy8 AOMB

Hayle 1569 FF

Haille 1584 ib

Etymology

'Nook, corner,' v. h(e)alh. Cf. Hale Grange (We).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site