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Survey of English Place-Names

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Oaks Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • del Oakes 1410 HAS
  • Okesgrene 1461,1492 MinAcct 1575 WillY 1647 PREll
  • Okes Green 1602 HAS
  • Oakesgreen 1635 HAS
  • Otes Green 1709 WMB

Etymology

Oaks Green, del Oakes 1410 HAS 35, 159(p), Okesgrene 1461, 1492MinAcct , 1575 WillY, 1647 PREll, Okes Green 1602 HAS 4, 297, Oakesgreen 1635 HAS 35, 144–5, Otes Green 1709 WMB. 'Green near the oaks', v. āc , grēne 2 . There is a modern name The Oaks but the place is some distance away, and is probably not connected.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement