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.

The Lillands

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • les Linlandes 1188–1202 YChviii 1202 YDiv
  • Lin(e)landes 1280–90 ib
  • Linland(s) 1666 Test 1822 Langd
  • Lyllandes 1590 WillY
  • Lillands 1817 M

Etymology

The Lillands, les Linlandes 1188–1202 YCh viii, 1202 YD iv, Lin (e )landes 1280–90 ib, Linland (s )1666 Test, 1822 Langd, Lyllandes 1590 WillY, Lillands 1817 M. 'Flaxlands', v. līn , land . For the assimilation of -nl - to -ll - cf. Phonol. § 52.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement