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.

Down Halls

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ufford

Historical Forms

  • Downhall in Ufford 1443–50 ECP
  • Downhall 1572 FF

Etymology

Down Halls (6″) is Downhall in Ufford 1443–50 ECP, Downhall 1572FF . According to the VCH (ii, 535) this was originally a small manor, but the name is now preserved only in that of a wood.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement