Birchall
Early-attested site in the Parish of Hertingfordbury
Historical Forms
- Bircholt 1208 Abbr
- Birgholt 13th ADii
- Bercholt 1208 Cur
- Bilechholt 1220 Fees
- Bricholt(e) 1291 Tax 1341 Pat
- Birchholt 1316–25 ADi
- Birchall 1556 AOMB
Etymology
Birchall is Bircholt 1208 Abbr, Birgholt 13th AD ii, Bercholt 1208 Cur, Bilechholt 1220 Fees, Bricholt (e )1291 Tax, 1341 Pat, Birchholt 1316–25 AD i, Birchall 1556AOMB . 'Birch wood,' v. holt . Cf. Birchall Green (PN Wo 127). For the spellings with initial Bric - cf. Brigstock (PN Nth 158). That of 1220 shows Anglo-Norman influence (cf. Birchanger, PN Ess 518).