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Survey of English Place-Names

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Deacon Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Diconghill 1492 MinAcct
  • Diconhill 1492 1758 TaxS
  • Dicconhill 1600 WCR10d

Etymology

, 1839ValS , Diconghill 1492MinAcct ,Diconhill 1492 ib, 1758 TaxS, Dicconhill 1600WCR 10d , the ME pers.n. Diccon ( as in Dickencross ii, 110 and other p. ns . supra ) , hyll .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name