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.

Heath

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • le Hethehill 1439 Rent
  • Heath(e) 1571 WYD 1817 M
  • the Heath 1668 FGr

Etymology

Heath, le Hethehill 1439 Rent, Heath (e )1571 WYD, 1817 M, the Heath 1668FGr 19, cf. Heathlands 1709 HAS 33, 181. v. hǣð 'heath'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement