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Tymeley Bent

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Tymelegh 1403 MinAcct
  • Tymlele (sic) 1536 Rent
  • Tymeley Bent, Timeley Bent 1624 HAS 1758 Tax
  • Thymely Bent 1839 ValS

Etymology

Tymeley Bent (lost), Tymelegh 1403MinAcct , Tymlele (sic)1536 Rent, Tymeley Bent , Timeley Bent 1624 HAS 29, 274, 1758 Tax, Thymely Bent 1839 ValS. 'Clearing where thyme was grown' from ME  tyme , e.ModE  thyme (Lat  thymum , MedLat  timum ) and lēah . v. beonet 'bent-grass'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement