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Survey of English Place-Names

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Turn Lee

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Turnle, Turne Ley 1624 Greave
  • Turnele 1675 Soy
  • Turnlee 1709 WMB 1650 TaxS

Etymology

Turn Lee, Turnle , Turne Ley 1624 Greave, Turnele 1675 Soy, Turnlee 1709 WMB, 1650 TaxS. 'Round clearing', v. trun , lēah , cf. Turn Lee 136supra . It is difficult to separate the spellings of this name and Turley Holes in Mytholmroyd 162infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement