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Edgehey Green

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Hedge Hay 1817 M
  • (the) Edge 1643,1653 PRHept
  • le Edge 1670 FGr

Etymology

, 1835Sav , Hedge Hay 1817 M, named from (the ) Edge 1643, 1653 PRHept,le Edge 1670FGr 5 , v. ecg ' escarpment ' , (ge)hæg ' enclosure ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement