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Winny Stone

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Hoyland als. Hoyning stone 1594 Wads
  • Wethyns 1539 WillY

Etymology

, 'a great stoneanciently called Hoyland als. Hoyning stone ' 1594 Wads 39 ; ' honingstone ' ; Winny ( cf. hvin ' gorse ' ) may here be a spelling of hoining , the dial . form of honing . Withins Height , Wethyns 1539 WillY , v. wīðign ' willow-tree ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name