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Survey of English Place-Names

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Heald Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Sheffield

Historical Forms

  • le Helde 1495 Cust 1494 SheffMan
  • le heeldes 1534,1609 ib
  • Les Heldes 1541 ib
  • the Healde(s) 1609 1630 Norf

Etymology

, le Helde 1495Cust, 1494 SheffMan, le heeldes 1534, 1609 ib, Les Heldes 1541 ib,the Healde (s )1609 ib, 1630Norf , v. helde ' a slope ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement