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.

High Greenwood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Grenewod(e) 1275–1315 WCR 1379 PT 1551 WCR11d
  • Hye Grenewod 1521 WillY
  • (Heghe)grenewodde 1439 Rent
  • Hie grenewood 1548 Stansf
  • Hy grenwod 1613 PRHept

Etymology

High Greenwood, Grenewod (e )1275–1315 WCR (p) (freq ), 1379 PT (p), 1551WCR 11d, Hye Grenewod 1521 WillY, (Heghe )grenewodde 1439 Rent, Hie grenewood 1548 Stansf, Hy grenwod 1613 PRHept. v. grēne 1 , wudu , hēah 'high'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name