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.

Range

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • (leʒ) Randes 1410 WCR 1571 Ct
  • Rande, Ronde 1536 Rent
  • Randys 1562 PRHfx
  • Range Bank 1854 Lister

Etymology

Range, (leʒ ) Randes 1410WCR , 1571 Ct, Rande , Ronde 1536 Rent, Randys 1562 PRHfx, Range Bank 1854Lister , v. rand 'edge, border, bank'; here it seems to refer to the steep declivity of Range Bank.The assimilation of -des [dz] to -ge [dʒ] is interesting (Phonol. § 52).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement