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.

Fernhalls Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rock

Historical Forms

  • Ferhale 1275 SR
  • Vernalls 1613 VCHiv.323

Etymology

'Fern-grown nook,' v. fearn , healh . The s is probably pseudo-manorial.