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.

Fall Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Dewsbury

Historical Forms

  • Hertesheuedfall 1363,1378 Arm
  • Hertyshead fall 1565 ib
  • The Fall 1636 WillY

Etymology

, Hertesheuedfall 1363, 1378 Arm, Hertyshead fall 1565 ib, The Fall 1636 WillY , v. (ge)fall ' a forest clearing ' .