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.

Oldenhill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Frankley

Historical Forms

  • Holdenhull John LyttCh
  • Aldehulla Hy3 LyttCh
  • Oldenhull Hy3 LyttCh
  • Oldehulle 1327 SR

Etymology

All these are from pers. names, but they are probably local and not manorial, and the name denotes 'Ealda 's hill.'

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement