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.

Drax Hales

Early-attested site in the Parish of Drax

Historical Forms

  • Hales 13 Ch 1311 WillY 1435 MinAcct 1536 FF 1617
  • Hales Drax 1822 Langd
  • Hayles 1361 YDviii 1589 FF
  • Halys 1542 WillY
  • Halles 1560 ib

Etymology

Drax Hales, Hales 13 (1311) Ch, 1435 WillY, 1536MinAcct , 1617 FF, Hales Drax 1822 Langd, Hayles 1361 YD viii, 1589 FF, Halys 1542 WillY, Halles 1560 ib. 'Nooks of land', v. halh (pl. halas ).