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.

Aiglegill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hayton and Mealo

Historical Forms

  • Auegyle 1260 Rental

Etymology

Cf. Egill heade 1578Cocker . 'Ave 's gil,' with a further gil added when the original second element had been obscured by lack of stress. For the Danish personal name cf. Aveland (L).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement