Emanuel Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Little Chesterford
Historical Forms
- Munehala, Monehalā 1086 DB
- Munehale c.1145 BuryDoc
- Monehale 1089–93 ib
- Monehalis c.1170 ib
- Manhall(e) 1240 FF 1262 Ipm 1428 FA 1605 WaldenA
- Manhal(e) 1254,1255 Ass 1259 Pat 1285 Ipm 1295 Fine 1303 FA
- Mannale 1387 Walden
- Maunehale 1412 FA
- Manhall Mead c.1840 TA(SaffronWalden)
- Menhale 1291 Fine, Pat
- Manalle, Mannolmead 1605 WaldenA
- Manhall Wood 1777 C
Etymology
Possibly 'Man (n )a 's nook,' v. healh and cf. Manuden infra 551–2, but the relationship of the 11th and 12th-century forms to the later ones is very difficult. The modern form is a late corruption. For the identification v. VCH i, 473.