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.

Willenhall

Major Settlement in the Parish of Willenhall

Historical Forms

  • Wilenhala t.Hy1 Kenilworth
  • Wilenhale 1221 c.1236 ADii
  • Wilenhall 1221 Pap
  • Wylenhal 1241 FF 1279 Nott
  • Wylynhale 1327 SR
  • Wilihale 1195 P
  • Wilnhal(e) 1236 Fees 1291 Tax 1334 Ipm
  • Wyln(e)hale 1262 Ass 1302 ADiii 1332 SR 1334 Ipm
  • Wylnale 1369 Pat
  • Wynhale 1291 Tax
  • Wynnall 1535 VE
  • Wynnall juxta Coventre 1542 MinAcct
  • Winnall 1656 Dugdale
  • Willenhall al. Winnall 1668 Recov
  • Wynald, Winnall 1675 Ogilby
  • Willenhale 1356 ADiv 1360 BPR
  • Wyllenhall 1535 VE

Etymology

Probably 'willow-corner' from a lost OE  *wilegn , 'willow,' standing in the same relation to welig as ifegn to ifig , 'ivy.' Cf. Sailings (PN Wo 42) and Thornwood (PN Ess 86). The early forms with single l differentiate it from Willenhall (PN St 173).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site