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.

Heath

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • le Hethehill 1439 Rent
  • Heath(e) 1571 WYD 1817 M
  • the Heath 1668 FGr

Etymology

Heath, le Hethehill 1439 Rent, Heath (e )1571 WYD, 1817 M, the Heath 1668FGr 19, cf. Heathlands 1709 HAS 33, 181. v. hǣð 'heath'.

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

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