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.

in the hulle

Field in the Parish of West Stour

Historical Forms

  • in the hulle 1327 SR
  • in thehyle 1332 SR

Etymology

in the hulle 1327(p), in thehyle 1332(p)(the same person; in view ofthe preposition in, probably from halh(WSax  dat.sg. hēale)'nook', thespelling hulle showing confusion with hyll'hill')