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.

Siddal

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Sydale 1483 Bodl304a
  • (le) Sidal, Sydal 1497 HfxWill 1540 FGr 1575 PRHfx
  • Siddal(l), Syddal(l) 1516 BM 1573 YDi
  • Syddal(l) roydes 1586 YAS
  • Syddal(l) Hall 1640 WillY
  • Sedall 1556 FF 1564 PRHfx

Etymology

Siddal, Sydale 1483Bodl 304a, (le ) Sidal , Sydal 1497 HfxWill, 1540FGr 14, 1575 PRHfx, Siddal (l ), Syddal (l )1516 BM, 1573 YD i, Syddal (l ) roydes 1586YAS 213, Syddal (l ) Hall 1640 WillY, Sedall 1556 FF, 1564 PRHfx.'Large nook of land', v. sīd , halh .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement