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.

Hele

Other OS name in the Parish of Tawstock

Historical Forms

  • Hele 1227 Ch
  • Hele juxta Fremyngton 1339 Ass

Etymology

is Hele 1227 Ch, Hele juxta Fremyngton 1339Ass , v. healh .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement