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.

Standing Stone

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Standandstoneroyd 1403 MinAcct
  • le Standanstone, le Standyngestone, Standyngend 1525 WCR2d
  • Standing Stone 1624 Greave 1709 WMB

Etymology

Standing Stone, Standandstoneroyd 1403MinAcct 47, le Standanstone , le Standyngestone , Standyngend 1525WCR 2d, Standing Stone 1624 Greave, 1709 WMB. ME (Nth)standande , pres.pt. of standen 'to stand' (cf. -ande ), stān . In 1775 Watson 25 described the stone as 'a rude stone pillar…near six feet high'. The site is still marked on 6″ O.S. near the Mytholmroyd boundary on Long Causeway.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement