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.'

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Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement