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Survey of English Place-Names

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Acre

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Aker 1576 Ct
  • Acker 1579 HAS

Etymology

, 1771 M , Aker 1576 Ct, Acker 1579 HAS 17, 121 , cf. Acre Cote 1571 Ct, 1578 HAS 22, 81 , v. æcer ' an acre of land ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name