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.

Blackwood Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • le Blacwode 1308 WCR
  • Blacwodd 1404 MinAcct
  • Blakewode 1462 ib
  • Blackewode 1492 ib
  • Blackwodde 1567 PRHfx
  • Blackwood(e) 1582 WillY 1618 PRRth 1709 WMB

Etymology

Blackwood Hall, 1817 M, le Blacwode 1308 WCR, Blacwodd 1404MinAcct , Blakewode 1462 ib, Blackewode 1492 ib, Blackwodde 1567 PRHfx, Blackwood (e )1582 WillY, 1618 PRRthet freq to 1709 WMB.'The black wood', v. blæc , wudu .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name