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Survey of English Place-Names

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Kilnhurst

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Kilnehirst(e), Kylnehirst(e), Kilnehyrst 1521 HfxWill 1538 MinAcct 1653 PRHept

Etymology

, Kilnehirst (e ), Kylnehirst (e ), Kilnehyrst 1521HfxWill, 1538MinAcct 56, 1653 PRHept , ' kiln wood ' , v. cyln , hyrst , cf. Kilnhurst i, 115supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement