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.

Channells

Early-attested site in the Parish of Little Waltham

Historical Forms

  • Chanelles 1553 Pat
  • Twanhell alias Channels 1768 M
  • Chaynell 1497 Ct
  • Tuomhull, Thawmhil, Thamhull 1285 Ass 1302 ADiv

Etymology

Channells is Chanelles 1553 Pat, Twanhell alias Channels 1768 M, and is to be associated with the families of John Chaynell (1497Ct ) and Simon, William and Margery de Tuomhull , Thawmhil , Thamhull (1285Ass , 1302 AD iv).