Halesfield
suburban area · Telford and Wrekin
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name likely derives from the Old English word 'hæl', meaning 'a nook or corner of land', combined with 'feld', meaning 'open country' or 'field'. It would have referred to an open area of land in a secluded location.
Word origins
- Hales
- Old Englishnook or corner of land(from hæl "nook, corner")
- field
- Old Englishopen country, field(from feld "field, open land")