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Greenhurst Hey

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • (del) Grenehirst(e) 1274–1316 WCR 1379 PT 1569 Stansf
  • Grenehurst 1623 WillY
  • del Grenhirst 1275 WCR
  • Greynehurst 1540 FF
  • Greenehurst 1561 Arm 1615 Stansf
  • Greenhirsthey 1719 ib

Etymology

Greenhurst Hey, (del ) Grenehirst (e )1274–1316 WCR (p), 1379 PT (p)et freq to 1569 Stansf, Grenehurst 1623 WillY, del Grenhirst 1275 WCR (p), Greynehurst 1540 FF, Greenehurst 1561 Arm, 1615 Stansf, Greenhirsthey 1719 ib. 'Green wood', v. grēne 1 , hyrst , (ge)hæg 'enclosure'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement