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.

Hawks Cliff

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Howeklay 1403 MinAcct
  • Hasilhurst 1492 MinAcct
  • Haselehirst 1640 WillY
  • le Haslehirst 1650 WCR

Etymology

, possibly identical with Howeklay 1403MinAcct , v. hafoc, clif. Hazelhurst,Hasilhurst 1492MinAcct , Haselehirst 1640 WillY, le Haslehirst 1650WCR id , ' hazel wood ' , v. hæsel , hyrst , cf. Hazzle Hurst in Warley127supra ; there is some doubt about the identification of the spellings for these two names ; Hazelhurst was the older name of WhiteWindows in Sowerby 155infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name