Waterfall
Early-attested site in the Parish of Pontefract
Historical Forms
- (the) Waterfal(l) c.1204,c.1230,1235 Pont 1480 MinAcct 1552 TestLds
- Waterfal(l) field 1800 EnclA
- Watrefal c.1220 Pont
- le Watyrfall 1437 Surv
- Waterfalle closes 1541 MinAcct
Etymology
Waterfall (lost), (the ) Waterfal (l )c. 1204, c. 1230, 1235 Pont, 1480MinAcct , 1552 TestLds, Waterfal (l ) field 1800EnclA 146, Watrefal c. 1220 Pont, le Watyrfall 1437Surv , Waterfalle closes 1541MinAcct 84.v. water-(ge)fall 'waterfall'; the original topography is obscured in the built-up area near the monastery, but there are still springs in the neighbourhood.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Green Lane
- Marsh End
- Carr Hill
- Prail Lane
- Sheepwalk
- Shoolaboards Lane
- Street Furlong
- Toll Hill
- Parkgate Ho
- Park Grange
- Strawberry Hill
- Averlands Fm
- Marlpit Hill
- Mill Hill
- Priory Wood
- Bates Hill
- Kershaw Ho
- Mill Bridge
- Moor Ho
- Park Balk
- Pickhill Garth
- The Rampart
- Rope Walk
- Round Ho
- Simpson's Hill
- Skew Bridge
- South Moor
- Spawd Bone
- Spurrier Houses
- Stocking Lane
- Thorntree Flats
- Throstle Row
- Trundles Lane
- Willow Garths
- Willow Island
- Bubwith Bridge
- Button Park
- The Butts
- Cobbler's Hill & Cobbler's Quarry
- St Ives Well
- Carleton Green
- Long Lane
- Moor Lane
- Moverley Flats
- Swan Hill
- Westhaugh
- White Ho
- Bank Dole
- Banks Garth
- Bendles
- The Croft
- Doveroyd Ho
- East Ings
- England Lane
- Fernley Green
- Ferrybridge Pottery
- Gaggs Warren
- Gander Haven
- The Grange
- The Hall
- Heald Lane
- Hill Top
- Weeland
- Chequer Field
- Dandy Windmill
- Darkfield Lane
- Dunhill's Hill
- Fairy Hill
- Friar Wood
- Gallows Hill
- Gospel Thorn
- Greavefield Closes
- Harper Well
- Lady Balk
- New Hall
- Orchard Head
- Pontefract Castle
- Furlong Lane
- Leys Lane
- West Ings
- Church Balk Lane
- Ridgley Hill