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Survey of English Place-Names

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Beacon Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • le Bekyn super altitudine montis de Gleteclif 1553 Watson
  • Beacon Plantn 1836 Lister

Etymology

Beacon Hill, 1771 M, le Bekyn super altitudine montis de Gleteclif 1553 Watson 307, Beacon Plant n1836Lister , v. (ge)bēacon 'a beacon', hyll , a prominent hill to the east of Halifax; cf. Gledcliffe (infra ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement