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.

Thirst Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Hursthous 1709 WMB

Etymology

, Hursthous 1709 WMB , v. hyrst ' wood ' , hūs , with the def . art . prefixed .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name