Etymograph

English

Heswall

Heswall comes from Middle English Eswelle.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Eswelle
  2. EnglishtodayHeswall

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Eswelle
  2. EnglishtodayHeswall

The story

Noted in the Domesday Book as Middle English Eswelle, from es (his) + welle (well).

Today it means

name A town in Wirral borough, Merseyside, England, formerly in Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ2781).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Middle English Eswelle / Heswall