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Survey of English Place-Names

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Horsefall

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Horsfall 1379 PT 1594,1646 WillY 1643 PRHept

Etymology

, Horsfall 1379 PT, 1594, 1646 WillY, 1643PRHept , ' horse clearing ' , v. hors , (ge)fall .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name