Hirst Courtney
Major Settlement in the Parish of Birkin
Historical Forms
- Hyrst c.1030 YCh7 a.1135 Selby
- Esthyrst 1235 FF
- Hyrst Court(e)ney 1402 FA 1538 FF
- Hyrst Cowrtney 1623 FF
- Hurst(e) 1279–83 QW
- Hurst(e) Kurtenay 1316 Vill
- Hurst(e) Courtney 1608 PRFrs
- Hirst(e) Court(e)nay 1303 Aid 1416 YI 1467 Pat 1608 FF
- Goosehurst 1695 M
Etymology
'The wood', v. hyrst ; 'Courtney' to distinguish it from Temple Hirst 22infra , from the family of Courtney who held land here in 1235 FF and 1303 KF; for Goose - cf. East Haddlesey 19supra .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Barkhouse Wood Lane
- Bawn Moor
- Birkin
- Bywater Wood
- Chantry Plant
- Church Hill Houses
- Hagg Wood
- Hall Garth
- Kellingley Crook
- Leatherbelly Wood
- Little Ing Clough
- Little Wood
- Northfield Ho
- Park Ho
- Ravencroft Belt
- Roefield Ho
- Roe Lane
- Thorny Hagg
- West Spring Wood
- Wood Ho & Wood Lane
- Chapel Haddlesey Ings
- Eastfield Ho
- Fox Lane
- Goose Hill Reach
- Haddlesey Bridge
- Hall Garths
- Lamb Wood
- Mill Field Rd
- Mill Ho
- Paper Ho
- White Houses
- Cut End
- Demming Lane
- The Fleet
- Goose Holmes
- Ings Lane
- Intake Lane
- Marsh Lane
- Mearley Clough & Mearley Drain
- Old Hee
- Royds Rd
- Tankards Bridge
- West Haddlesey Ings
- Brick Lands Lane
- Hirst Courtney Ings
- Hirst Fir Reach
- Hirst Marsh
- Ings and Marsh Drain
- The Landing
- Manor Ho
- Marsh Lane
- Moss Green
- Old Lane
- Stock Reach
- Thistle Nook
- Weeland Reach
- Westfield Ho
- Common Lane
- Green Lane
- Hirst Ness
- The Holmes
- Ings Lane
- Katie Lane
- Temple Drain
- Temple Fm
- Temple Hirst Ings
- Temple Ness