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.

Pike

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Snapike farm at Pike 1633 HAS 1637 WillY

Etymology

, Snapike farm at Pike 1633 HAS 52, 81,1637 WillY , v. snāw ' snow ' , pīc ' pointed hill ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name