Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Fallyng(e) als. Falbank 1461,1492 MinAcct

• Fallynge 1600 WCR12d

• Fall Ing 1709 WMB

• The Fallings 1822 Langd

• le Fal(l) 1285,1296 WCR 1406 WCR1

• le Falles 1323 MinAcct

• Fallebanck 1309 WCR

• Falleloyneende 1525 WCR3

• ye falle layne 1554 WfdBurg

• the Fall lane 1607 Surv

• pontem voc' Fallydyhate brig 1456 WCR1

Etymology

Fall Ings, Fallyng (e )als. Falbank 1461, 1492MinAcct , Fallynge 1600WCR 12d, Fall Ing 1709 WMB, The Fallings 1822 Langd.These meadows on the south side of the Calder (v. eng ) are named from le Fal (l )1285, 1296 WCR, 1406WCR 1, le Falles 1323MinAcct , which also gave name to Fallebanck 1309 WCR, Falleloyneende 1525WCR 3, ye falle layne 1554 WfdBurg, the Fall lane 1607Surv , and pontem voc ' Fallydyhate brig 1456WCR 1 (v. hlid-geat 'swing- bridge'). The name is derived from OE  (ge )fall , which in p.ns. usually denotes 'a place where trees have been felled', but here it may well have been used of a waterfall in the river.