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Wheatley Wells

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Wheyteley Walles 1474 HAS
  • Whetley Walle 1492 ib

Etymology

, Wheyteley Walles 1474 HAS 12, 114–15, Whetley Walle 1492 ib , cf. Wellheads Close 1678 HAS 34, 174 , v. Wheatley supra , wella ( Merc wælla ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name