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Hanging Stones

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • (the) Hyngand Stone(s) 1568 HAS 1577 ib
  • Hinging Stones 1614 HAS

Etymology

, (the ) Hyngand Stone (s )1568 HAS 4, 107, 1577 ib 16, 114, Hinging Stones 1614 HAS40, 57 , ' steep rocks ' , v. hengjandi , stān .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name