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.

Giddy Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Little Clacton

Historical Forms

  • Engayneshall 1570 FF
  • Gyddyhall alias Eynegaynehall 1589 M
  • Engayn(e)s 1594 N
  • Geddye hall 1643 Add
  • Geddy Hall 1768 M

Etymology

Giddy Hall is Engayneshall 1570FF , Gyddyhall alias Eynegaynehall 1589 M, Engayn (e )s 1594 N, Geddye hall 1643Add , Geddy Hall 1768 M. Cf. Gidea Park supra 117–18.

Places in the same Parish

None