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Lacey Hey

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Lacey Farme 1717 HAS
  • Lacye Hey 1764 HAS

Etymology

, Lacey Farme 1717 HAS 39, 37, Lacye Hey 1764HAS 28, 115 , named from the Lacy family ( cf. Gilbert de Lacy , witness to a local deed , 1600 HAS 28, 119 , v. also HAS 39 , 214 ff ) , v. (ge)hæg ' enclosure ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement