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Winterburn Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Winterburg(h)cliffes, Wynterburg(h)cliffes, Wynterburg(h)clyffes 1403,1404 MinAcct
  • Wynterbo(o)thlee 1596 HAS

Etymology

, Winterburg (h )cliffes , Wynterburg (h )cliffes , Wynterburg (h )clyffes 1403, 1404MinAcct ,Wynterbo (o )thlee 1596 HAS 21, 118 , ' winter camp ' , v. winter , burh , clif , lēah ; burh was replaced by bōth ' shed ' , probably through the influence of Sumerbooth f.n. infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name