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.

Horrel

Other OS name in the Parish of Werrington

Historical Forms

  • atte Horehole 1345 Ass

Etymology

gave name to Henry atte Horehole (1345Ass ) . ' Dirtyhollow , ' v. horh , holh .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement