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.

Black Castle Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Black Castle 1797 Surv

Etymology

, Black Castle 1797Surv , v. blæc , castel , possibly alluding to some old earthwork or to a residence .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name