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Survey of English Place-Names

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Stannery End

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Stawryngende (sic for Stainryngende) 1492 MinAcct
  • Stanryngeend 1525 WCR5d
  • Stannereyend 1709 WMB
  • Staneryend 1758 TaxS

Etymology

Stannery End, 1839ValS , Stawryngende (sic for Stainryngende )1492MinAcct , Stanryngeend 1525WCR 5d, Stannereyend 1709 WMB, Staneryend 1758 TaxS. 'Stone circle', v. stān , hring , ende 'end of a hill'. No stone circle survives here, though other stone remains exist in the vicinity (such as Ringstone Hill and Standing Stone in Sowerby 153, 149supra ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement