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Stanningley (Green)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Stanlawcroft-noke 1483 HAS
  • Stanlay, Stanley 1542 ib
  • Stanley als. Staningley 1626 ib
  • Stannenley 1588 WillY
  • Stan(n)ingley 1797 Surv 1817 M

Etymology

Stanningley (Green), Stanlawcroft-noke 1483 HAS 10, 82, Stanlay , Stanley 1542 ib 12, 118, Stanley als. Staningley 1626 ib 29, 238, Stannenley 1588 WillY, Stan (n )ingley 1797Surv , 1817 M. If the earliest form is correctly identified this is 'stony hill' (v. stān , hlāw ), but probably it is 'stony clearing' from stān(ig), lēah ; cf. Stannington i, 227, Stanningden iii, 65supra , Stanningley 237infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement