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.

Sentry, Sentry Edge

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Sentry House 1816 Warl

Etymology

, Sentry House 1816 Warl , 1843O.S. , doubtless e.ModE  sentry , in allusion to the commanding position on the escarpment , perhaps with more particular reference to Cromwellian troops who were active in the district .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name