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Survey of English Place-Names

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Fly, Fly Flat

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Flylaith(e) 1775 Watson 1816 Warl
  • Fly-brass 1775 Watson 1837 Murg
  • Flybrasslath 1775 Watson
  • Fly Level 1806 EnclA

Etymology

Fly, Fly Flat, Flylaith (e )1775 Watson 2, 1816 Warl, Fly-brass 1775 Watson 754, 1837Murg 6, Flybrasslath 1775 Watson 737, Fly Level 1806EnclA . Probably a nickname for a piece of poor ground or a useless building, which caused 'money to fly'; brass is apparently first used of money in 1362 (Piers Plowman A. iii, 189); v. hlaða 'barn'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement