English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Savile Heath, Savile Park

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Savile Green 1684 HAS
  • Savile-Hey, Savile Land 1709 WMB
  • Saville House 1822 Langd

Etymology

, Savile Green 1684 HAS 25, 52, Savile -Hey , Savile Land 1709 WMB,Saville House 1822 Langd , named from the Savile family ( PRHfx passim , etc . ) , prominent Yorkshire landowners .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name