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.

Attoxhall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Walsgrave on Sowe

Historical Forms

  • Hastokeshale c.1350 Rental 1366 FF
  • Harstokeshale, Hartokeshale 1358 BPR
  • Attokeshale 1364 FF
  • Attoxhale 1411 Coventry 1656 Dugdale
  • Attoxhall 1541 MinAcct

Etymology

Attoxhall (lost) is Hastokeshale c. 1350Rental , 1366FF , Harstokeshale , Hartokeshale 1358 BPR, Attokeshale 1364FF , Attoxhale 1411Coventry , 1656 Dugdale, Attoxhall 1541MinAcct .The forms are too late and uncertain for any etymology to be possible.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement