Hilsea
Hilsea, Portsmouthcounty:
coords:
Hampshire
SU6503
otherwise: Helesye, 1236; Hulleseie, 1248; Heleseye, 1259
HILSEA
Ekwall is probably right in suggesting (in the Dictionary of English Place Names) that this is hypothetical Old English 'Hylesieg'='holly island', though relatives of the supposed word are known only in the continental Germanic languages. Since holly (Ilex aquifolium) prefers chalk, there may be a reference to sea holly (Eryngium maritimum). 'Ieg' may also mean 'raised land in marsh', which would suit here though the rise is not large.
Shown on an old map by Harrison 1788
- settlement, hamlet - Portsdown Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1780s
Shown on an old map by Morden 1695
- settlement, hamlet - Portesdown Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1690s-1720s
Shown on an old map by Ogilby 1675
- settlement, hamlet - Hampshire
