Etymology

Heswall

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Today it means: A town in Wirral borough, Merseyside, England, formerly in Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ2781). Full definition →

Middle English Eswelle
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  1. Middle English · derived fromEswelle
  2. English todayHeswall

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

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