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.

Blakeshall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wolverley

Historical Forms

Blakesole c.1190 WoC c.1250 SR 1327

Blakesall, Blackshall 1575 Wills 1649 Surv

Blacksoll 1625 WillsP

Etymology

'Black miry pool,' v. blæc , sol .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement

Wolverley