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.

Blackwall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Blackwell 1317 DodsN
  • Blackwall 1624 Greave 1709 WMB

Etymology

Blackwall, Blackwell 1317 DodsN, Blackwall 1624 Greave, 1709 WMB. 'The black spring', v. blæc , wella , replaced by the WMidl variant ME  wall from OE  wælla.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name