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.

Blackshaw Head

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Blackshay(e)head(e), Blacksheyhead(e) 1539 Stansf 1588,1643 WillY 1653 PRHept
  • Blakshayheade 1571 Ct
  • Blackshaw(e)head 1584 WillY 1817 M

Etymology

Blackshaw Head, Blackshay (e )head (e ), Blacksheyhead (e )1539 Stansf, 1588, 1643 WillY, 1653 PRHept, Blakshayheade 1571 Ct, Blackshaw (e )head 1584 WillYet freq to 1817 M. v. prec., hēafod .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement