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Inchfield (La), Inchfield Moor

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Inchefeld(e) 1521,1551 La
  • Inchfield Fold 1783 Tod

Etymology

, Inchefeld (e )1521, 1551 La 59, Inchfield Fold 1783 Tod ( La ) , 1843 O.S. , possibly an OE  incge ' hill, peak ' ( as perhaps in OE  Incghæma gemære BCS 547 ) and feld , but the material is indecisive .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement