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Survey of English Place-Names

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Goslingroyd

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Gryslingroyd (sic) 1536 Rent
  • Gesling Royde 1617 Stansf
  • Geslingroid 1775 Watson

Etymology

, 1861Sav , Gryslingroyd (sic)1536 Rent, Gesling Royde 1617 Stansf, Geslingroid 1775 Watson 495 , ME  gesling ' gosling ' , rod 1 ' clearing ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name