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Survey of English Place-Names

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Mare Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Mareshilsike 1492 MinAcct

Etymology

, 1624 Greave , 1709 WMB , Mareshilsike 1492MinAcct , from OE  mere2 ' a mare ' or possibly OE  mare ' a goblin, a spectre ' ( as in nightmare ) , v. hyll , sic ' stream ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement