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.

Han Heys

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Haunhey 1591 WillY
  • Lanheay (sic) 1592 ib

Etymology

, Haunhey 1591 WillY, Lanheay (sic)1592 ib , ' cock enclosure ' , v. hana , (ge)hæg .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name