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.

Highlee

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Heley 1568 HAS
  • Heeley 1713 HAS
  • Heighley 1817 M

Etymology

, Heley 1568HAS 4, 107, Heeley 1713 HAS 40, 62, Heighley 1817 M , ' high clearing ' , v. hēah , lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name