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Tinker Hey

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Tynkar Hey 1566 HAS
  • Tinckerhay 1616 PrHosp

Etymology

, Tynkar Hey 1566 HAS 31, 124, Tinckerhay 1616 PrHosp , from the surname Tinker , (ge)hæg ' enclosure ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name