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Stansfield Hey

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Stansf(i)eldhey(e), Stansfeildhey(e) 1621 HAS 1624 Greave 1709 WMB

Etymology

, Stansf (i )eldhey (e ), Stansfeildhey (e )1621 HAS 17, 298, 1624 Greave, 1709 WMB , named from the well - known local family of Stansfeld of Sowerby , (ge)hæg ' enclosure ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement