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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hirst

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • (the) Hirst(e) 1379 PT 1536 Rent 1539,1549 WillY 1669 HAS
  • le Hirst, Hyrst 1488,1497 Ipm
  • the two Hirsts, the Lower woods als. Hirstwoods 1598 YAS

Etymology

Hirst, (the ) Hirst (e )1379 PT (p), 1536 Rent, 1539, 1549 WillYet freq to 1669 HAS 4, 91, le Hirst , Hyrst 1488, 1497 Ipm, the two Hirsts , the Lower woods als. Hirstwoods 1598YAS 99, v. hyrst 'wood', cf. foll.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement