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.

Hebden Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Over & Whitegate

Historical Forms

  • Hebden Green 1842 OS
  • Ebden Green 1831 Bry
  • Heppedene 1225 VR
  • Heppedenefeld, Heppeden, Heppedenfeld, Heppendenfeld 1334 ib

Etymology

Hebden Green (110–650629), Hebden Green 1842 OS, Ebden Green 1831 Bry, Heppedene 1225 VR, Heppedenefeld , Heppeden , Heppedenfeld , Heppendenfeld 1334 ib, 'hip valley', from hēope and denu , with feld and grēne 2 .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site