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.

Swift Cross

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Swyftcross(e) 1525,1551 WCR
  • Swift(e) Crosse 1624 Greave 1641 WillY

Etymology

, Swyftcross (e )1525, 1551WCR , Swift (e ) Crosse 1624Greave, 1641 WillY , v. foll. , cros .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name