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.

Nidd Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Nidd

Historical Forms

  • Niderhal 1279–81 QW

Etymology

Nidd Hall, 1817 M, Niderhal 1279–81 QW. 'Hall belonging to Nidd', v. hall . It is a further example of the use of the ON  gen.sg. ending -ar (cf. Nidderdale 76supra ).