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Priestley Ing

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Priestl(e)y Ing 1624 Greave 1709 WMB

Etymology

, Priestl (e )y Ing 1624 Greave, 1709 WMB , named from the well - known local family of Priestley ( who were named from Priestley 80supra ) , cf. 17 PRHept freq , 1696 YDr ii, 6 ; v. eng ' meadow ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement