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Stile, Stile Bank, Stile Fields

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Steel 1709 WMB
  • Stifeld' 1492 MinAcct
  • Breck Stile 1839 ValS

Etymology

, Steel 1709 WMB , 1839ValS , Stifeld '1492MinAcct , v. stigel 'a stile' (the stile is called Breck Stile 1839ValS , v . The Breck supra ) , but Stifeld may be from stīg ' a steep path ' ( here the one climbing the steep hill to Field Ho ) , feld .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement