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.

Sepulchre

Other OS name in the Parish of Birstall

Historical Forms

  • Seplechar Hightown 1609 PRHtsd
  • Sepulcar 1810 ib

Etymology

, Seplechar Hightown 1609 PRHtsd, Sepulcar 1810 ib , ME  sepulcre ' a tomb, burial place ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name