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Survey of English Place-Names

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White Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • le Whittel(l), the Whittel(l) 1488 WCR 1687 FGr 1735 HAS
  • (le) Whitehill 1492 MinAcct 1711 Arm
  • Whithyll 1515 HAS

Etymology

White Hill, le Whittel (l ), the Whittel (l )1488WCR , 1687FGr 1, 1735 HAS 18, 44, (le ) Whitehill 1492MinAcct , 1711 Arm, Whithyll 1515 HAS 28, 321. 'The white, bright hill', v. hwīt , hyll .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement