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Reap Hirst

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Reap(e) Hursts 1624 Greave
  • Reap(e) hirst 1709 WMB

Etymology

, Reap (e ) Hursts 1624 Greave, Reap (e ) hirst 1709 WMB , cf. Reap Hillii, 189supra , v. hyrst ' wood ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name