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Merry Bent

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Mer(r)ebent 1546 WillY 1624 Greave
  • Merribent(e) 1627 Stansf 1675 Soy
  • Menebent, Moneybent (sic) 1709 WMB

Etymology

, 1732Soyl 17 , Mer (r )ebent 1546 WillY, 1624 Greave, Merribent (e )1627 Stansf, 1675 Soy, Menebent , Moneybent (sic)1709 WMB , v. myrig ' pleasant, sweet ' , beonet ' bent-grass ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement