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Pye Nest

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Pyenestes 1608 HAS
  • Pye Nest Lane 1735 Turnp
  • Pyes-nest 1775 Watson

Etymology

, 1817 M , Pyenestes 1608 HAS 25, 13, Pye Nest Lane 1735 Turnp,Pyes-nest 1775 Watson , v. pīe 2 ' magpie ' , nest , cf. Crow Nest ii, 186supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement