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.

North Edge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Northege 13 YDvii
  • Northegge 1522 ib
  • Northedge 1655 WCR

Etymology

North Edge, Northege 13 YD vii, Northegge 1522 ib, Northedge 1655WCR , cf. also Upper Ege 1779 PRHtsd, uper edge 1789 ib. 'North escarpment', v. norð , ecg , in distinction from South Edge infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement