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.

Lower Hazel & Upper Hazel

Early-attested site in the Parish of Olveston

Historical Forms

  • Hasele 1229 Pat 1363 Orig
  • Hesel(e) 1248 Ass c.1270 BrDoc
  • Hasill, Hasell 1554 FF 1601 FF
  • Hassell 1636 PR

Etymology

Lower Hazel & Upper Hazel, Hasele 1229 Pat, 1363 Orig, Hesel (e )1248Ass , c. 1270 BrDoc 174, Hasill , Hasell 1554FF , 1601 FF, Hassell 1636 PR 16. 'The hazel-tree', v. hæsel .