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Survey of English Place-Names

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Old Hall(lost)

Other OS name in the Parish of Malpas

Historical Forms

  • le Hawl 1285 Chol
  • Cholmeley Haul c.1536 Leland
  • Cholomondeley Hall 1643 Sheaf
  • Cholmley Hall 1694 Chol

Etymology

( lost ) , 1831 Bry , le Hawl 1285Chol , Cholmeley Haul c.1536Leland, Cholomondeley Hall 1643 Sheaf, Cholmley Hall 1694Chol , v. ald , hall . This ancient residence was superseded by the ' castle ' built on another site .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site