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Shingle Hall or Olives

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Dunmow

Historical Forms

  • (le) Shyng(g)led(e)halle 1350 Pat 1366 Ct
  • Shynglehalle 1365 Cl
  • Shynledehall' 1365 Ct
  • Olyuescroft, Olyuesacre 1435 Rental
  • Shyngylhall alias Olyves alias Mydlynggs 1525 FF
  • Olyve 1287 Abbr
  • Shyngled Hall 1361 IpmR

Etymology

Shingle Hall or Olives is (le ) Shyng (g )led (e )halle 1350 Pat, 1366Ct , Shynglehalle 1365 Cl, Shynledehall '1365Ct , Olyuescroft , Olyuesacre 1435Rental , Shyngylhall alias Olyves alias Mydlynggs 1525FF . Cf. Shingle Hall supra 24. The manorial name is derived from the family of Hugh Olyve (1287 Abbr), probably an ancestor of William Olyve who held Shyngled Hall in 1361 (IpmR).