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.

High Trees

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Heightres 1560 WillY
  • Hietres 1641 PREll

Etymology

, 1539 YD i , 1575 WillY , 1681 PREll , Heightres 1560 WillY, Hietres 1641 PREll , ' tall trees ' , v. hēah , trēow .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name