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.

The Fold

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Fold or Mixenden Hall 1717 HAS
  • Fold 1817 M

Etymology

, Fold or Mixenden Hall 1717 HAS 4, 224, Fold 1817 M , v. fald ' enclosure ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement