English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Bailey Hills

Other OS name in the Parish of Bingley

Historical Forms

  • Bayliffe Hill 1593 WYD
  • Baily Hill 1621 Whit

Etymology

, Bayliffe Hill 1593 WYD , ' a castle…on a hill calledBaley Hill ' 1621 Skyr , Baily Hill 1621 Whit 153 , cf. Castlefield infra , v. baillie ' bailiff ' , hyll .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement