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Survey of English Place-Names

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Bate End

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Batehayne(s) 1426 HAS 1454 WCR
  • Baytehayne, Baitehayne 1452,1485 ib
  • Bait Hame 1775 HAS
  • Batthill 1664 YAS 1666 FGr
  • Battriddynge 16 HAS

Etymology

Bate End, Batehayne (s )1426 HAS 4, 226, 1454WCR , Baytehayne , Baitehayne 1452, 1485 ib, Bait Hame 1775 HAS 15, 316. 'Pasture enclosure', from ON  beit and hegn . There was in the vicinity a Batthill 1664YAS 212, 1666FGr 4, and Battriddynge 16 HAS 27, 118, but these are probably named from a local family of Batt (HAS 27, 118).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement