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.

Walloxhall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halesowen

Historical Forms

  • Wallokeshall 1270,1275 Ct
  • Wollockeshale 1275 Ass
  • Walloks 1301 Ct
  • Walaxhale 1500 Nash 18th
  • Walloxhall 1627 WillsP

Etymology

'Wēaloc 's nook of land,' v. healh .