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.

Hawne Bank and Fm

Major Settlement in the Parish of Halesowen

Historical Forms

  • Hamletus de Halen 1294 Ct
  • Halon 1500 Nash 18th
  • Hawne 1581 Wills
  • Hallen al. Hawne 1770 Ct

Etymology

This is from OE  hēalum , the dat. pl. of the word healh, of which we have the nominative in Halesowen itself. The name is identical with Halam (Nt), Healum in BCS 1348.