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Survey of English Place-Names

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King Cross

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Kyngcrosse, Kingcrosse 1573 Ct 1577 PRHfx 1638 PRLds 1665 Visit 1668 FGr
  • Kinge Crosse 1592 PRHfx
  • the King's Cross 1618 HAS 6,1781 PRAdd
  • King Cross 1771 M

Etymology

King Cross, Kyngcrosse , Kingcrosse 1573 Ct, 1577 PRHfx, 1638 PRLds, 1665 Visit, 1668FGr 3, Kinge Crosse 1592 PRHfx, the King 's Cross 1618 HAS 25, 6, 1781 PRAdd, King Cross 1771 M, named from the family of King , well-known in the Skircoat area from the sixteenth century (PRHfx freq , HAS 8, 77 ff, 44, 11 ff); remains of a stone cross by the main roads to Lancashire were known in 1775 (Watson 288).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement