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.

Blake Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Calverley

Historical Forms

  • Blackhill tounge 1585 Surv
  • Blackhill Tongue 1847 TA

Etymology

, Blackhill tounge 1585 Surv, Blackhill Tongue 1847TA , v. blæc , hyll , tunge tongue of land ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement