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.

Norland

Major Settlement in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Nordland e.13 Font
  • Nortland 1276 RH 1284 YI
  • Northeland 13 Lewes296 1307 WCR 1383 MinAcct 1546 PRHfx
  • Northland(e) 13 YDi 1246 Ass3 1266 YI 1279 YDi 1286 WCR 1309 Ext 1587 YDi
  • Northlaund 1275 WCR
  • Northlond a.1283 YDi
  • Norlaund 1275 WCR
  • Norland 1487,1537 FF 1542 PRHfx 1691 YAS

Etymology

'North stretch of land', v. norð , land , probably so-called because it lies to the north of Barkisland 57infra and on the north end of the long flat-topped ridge extending from Barkisland to the Calder.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name