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Survey of English Place-Names

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Old Bank

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Wakefield Bank 1544 FGr 1608 HAS
  • Wakefield Gate 1791 M 1836 Lister

Etymology

, Wakefield Bank 1544FGr 14, 1608 HAS 21, 65; thiswas the highway to Wakefield near Beacon Hill (also Wakefield Gate 1791M , 1836Lister ) , cf. HAS 24, 89 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement