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.

Well Head

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Wel(l)head(e) 1583 PRHfx 1588 Rent 1654 YDvii

Etymology

, ' Welheade lying near the well ofHalifax ' 1571 Ct , Wel (l )head (e )1583 PRHfx, 1588 Rent, 1654 YDvii , v. wella , hēafod , the source of the town 's water in former times .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement