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.

Hall Wood, HallWood Cottages

Other OS name in the Parish of Neston

Historical Forms

  • Hall Wood or Hullets Hall 1831 Bry
  • Hall Wood 1842 OS

Etymology

, Hall Wood or Hullets Hall 1831 Bry, Hall Wood 1842 OS , ' wood at or belonging to a hall ' , v. hall , wudu . The alternative , derogatory , name is ' owlet's hall ' , v. howlet .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site