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Survey of English Place-Names

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Booth Stead

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Bothestedes, Bosthede 1492 MinAcct
  • Bothestede 1508 HAS
  • Boistedes 1543 WillY
  • Booth stead 1709 WMB

Etymology

Booth Stead, Bothestedes , Bosthede 1492MinAcct , Bothestede 1508 HAS 15, 283, Boistedes 1543 WillY, Booth stead 1709 WMB. 'The shed site(s)', v. bōth , stede . On the dial. spelling Boistedes , cf. Phonol. § 30.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement