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.

High Moss

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Hyemosse, Heymosse 1571,1582 WillY

Etymology

, 1613 HAS 38, 227 , 1839Sav , Hyemosse , Heymosse 1571, 1582WillY , v. prec. , mos ' swamp ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name