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.

Well Head

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Wellhead 1587 WillY 1624 Greave 1709 WMB

Etymology

, Wellhead 1587 WillY, 1624 Greave, 1709 WMB , v. wella , hēafod , alluding to the source of the village 's water - supply .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name