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.

North and South Hele

Other OS name in the Parish of Clayhanger

Historical Forms

  • are Hele 1303 FA
  • Suth Hele 1317 FF
  • Northele 1333 SR

Etymology

are Hele 1303 FA, Suth Hele 1317FF , Northele 1333SR (p) . v. healh .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement