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.

Shingle Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Epping Upland

Historical Forms

  • la Chinglodhalle 1252 Ch
  • la S(c)hin(g)ledehall(e) 1258 Waltham 1303 Ipm
  • Shengyld Hall 1412 FA
  • Shyngyll Hall 1563 FF

Etymology

Shingle Hall is la Chinglodhalle 1252 Ch, la S (c )hin(g)ledehall (e )1258Waltham , 1303 Ipm, Shengyld Hall 1412 FA, Shyngyll Hall 1563FF . “Hall roofed with shingles (i.e. wooden tiles).” v. NEDs. v. Cf. Shingle Hall in Sawbridgeworth (Herts), La Syngledehall 1301 VCH iii, 339–40, Shingledhall 1485 Ipm.