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Survey of English Place-Names

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Gernhill Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Grenehill 1331 YDiv
  • le Greenhill 1362 DodsN

Etymology

Gernhill Wood, Grenehill 1331 YD iv, le Greenhill 1362 DodsN.'Green hill', v. grēne 1 , hyll , and on the modern form Gern - cf. Phonol. § 53.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement