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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hey Head (Stansfield)

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Hyghead 1641 ib
  • Heyghead 1640 WillY
  • Stansfeild Heyhead 1655 PRHept
  • Hay Head 1751 Tod
  • Hey House 1843 O.S.

Etymology

, 1635, 1719 Stansf , Hyghead 1641 ib, Heyghead 1640 WillY, Stansfeild Heyhead 1655 PRHept, Hay Head 1751 Tod, Hey House 1843 O.S. , v. (ge)hæg ' enclosure ' , hēafod .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name