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Survey of English Place-Names

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Acres Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Acre Lane 1576 Ct 1835 Sav
  • the Acres 1803 FGr

Etymology

, Acre Lane 1576 Ct, 1835Sav , named from the Acres 1803FGr 5 , v. æcer .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement