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.

Easenhall

Major Settlement in the Parish of Easenhall

Historical Forms

  • Esenhull 1262,1285 Ass 1789 Cary
  • Hesenhull 1262 Ass
  • Esenell 1564 FF
  • Essenhill 1272 Ass
  • Essenhull 1293 ib
  • Essenell 1553 Pat
  • Essenhull al. Esnell 1604 FF
  • Eysenell 1445 MinAcct
  • Eysnell 1524 SR
  • Esinghull al. Esnell 1635 Recov
  • Easnell 1546 Trinity

Etymology

'Ēsa 's hill,' v. hyll and the pers. name Oesa in OET.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name