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.

The Bank

Other OS name in the Parish of Leeds

Historical Forms

  • le Bank(e), the, ye Bank(e) 1557 Surv 1643 DucLds 1694 LdsManBk 1806 M
  • Narre banke, the ffarder banck 1597 PRLds
  • Far-banks, Nar-banks 1714 DucLds
  • The Far bank 1842 PRStP

Etymology

( lost ) , le Bank (e ),the , y e Bank (e )1557Surv , 1643 DucLds 56, 1694 LdsManBket freq to 1806 M, Narre banke , the ffarder banck 1597 PRLds, Far-banks ,Nar-banks 1714 DucLds, The Far bank 1842 PRStP , v. banke .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name