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.

Delfs

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Delfes, Thunerton Delves 1709 WMB
  • Delves 1750 TaxS

Etymology

, Delfes , Thunerton Delves 1709 WMB, Delves 1750 TaxS , v. Thunderton infra , (ge)delf ' quarry ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name