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.

Hessle

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hessle

Historical Forms

  • Hase 1086 DB
  • Hesel(l) 12th 1156–7 YCh354 1488 Bev
  • Hesel(l) on Humbre 1340 FF
  • Hesell(i) a1180etfreqto1400 Melsa
  • Heselle 1239 Guisb 1268 FF
  • Hesele 1282 YI
  • Hasla 1180–90 Guisb
  • Hasel(l) 1180–95 Guisb 1561 FF
  • Hasele 13th Meaux
  • Hesil(l), Hesyl(l) 1252 FF 1276 YI 1578 BM
  • Hesylle 1416 Melsa
  • Hessell, Hessyll 1285 KI 1303 YD 1461 Pat
  • Hessell on Humbre 1479 YD
  • Hezell 1502 Sanct

Etymology

'The hazel-tree,' v. hæsel , influenced by OScand  hesli.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site