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.

Gamels Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Little Amwell

Historical Forms

  • Gamells t.Hy8 Add
  • Gamel 1374 AddCh

Etymology

Gamels Hall is Gamells t. Hy 8Add and is to be associated with the family of John Gamel (1374AddCh ). This surname is of Scandinavian origin, from ON  gamall , 'old.'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site