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Lightcliffe Royd

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Lightleroydnoke 1552 YDii
  • Old Lightlye Roid 1594 HAS
  • Lightleyroid 1657 PREll

Etymology

, Lightleroydnoke 1552 YD ii, Old Lightlye Roid 1594 HAS 22, iii, Lightleyroid 1657 PREll ; the modern form , if not original , has been influenced by Lightcliffe 80infra , but since clif is often reduced to -ley it may be of the same origin , ' light, brightbank ' , v. lēoht , clif , rod 1 ; it refers to a steep hill - side with a southerly aspect .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement