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.

Stain Street

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Stainstret 13 YDvi

Etymology

Stain Street (lost), Stainstret 13 YD vi, v. steinn , strǣt , referring to a paved way identified with the road from Elland to Greetland, possibly of Roman origin (cf. HAS 33, 67, Roads V).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name