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.

Standing Stone

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Standandstoneroyd 1403 MinAcct
  • le Standanstone, le Standyngestone, Standyngend 1525 WCR2d
  • Standing Stone 1624 Greave 1709 WMB

Etymology

Standing Stone, Standandstoneroyd 1403MinAcct 47, le Standanstone , le Standyngestone , Standyngend 1525WCR 2d, Standing Stone 1624 Greave, 1709 WMB. ME (Nth)standande , pres.pt. of standen 'to stand' (cf. -ande ), stān . In 1775 Watson 25 described the stone as 'a rude stone pillar…near six feet high'. The site is still marked on 6″ O.S. near the Mytholmroyd boundary on Long Causeway.

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement