English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Hameldon

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Hamilton Hill 1771 M

Etymology

, Hamilton Hill 1771 M , ' scarred hill ' , v. hamol , dūn , a common p.n .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name