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Hebble End

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Hebblend 1807 Tod

Etymology

, 1817 M , Hebblend 1807Tod , ' bridge end ' , from dial . hebble ' a bridge ' ( cf. Salterhebble 110,supra ) , a small bridge over the Calder leading to Erringden ; it was formerly called Litthouse Bridge ( HAS 47, 1 ) , from lit-house ' a dyehouse ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement