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.

Steel Bank

Other OS name in the Parish of Sheffield

Historical Forms

  • Steill Banke 1550 WillY
  • Stele Bank 1553 Hlm
  • Steele Banke 1701 PRSheff

Etymology

, Steill Banke 1550 WillY,Stele Bank 1553 Hlm, Steele Banke 1701 PRSheff , probably dial . steel ' a stile ' ( v. stigel ) rather than ME  stēle ' steel ' , banke .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name