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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hay Dale

Other OS name in the Parish of Wheston

Historical Forms

  • Heydale 1251 DbAv
  • Heydale-end c.1620 Hard
  • The Hey Dale 1675 Map

Etymology

, Heydale 1251 DbA v, Heydale-end c. 1620Hard , The Hey Dale 1675Map , perhaps from (ge)hæg in the technical sense of ' part of a forestfenced off for hunting ' and dæl 1 .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement