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Horse Hey

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Horshey(e) 1587 Stansf 1643 PRHept

Etymology

, 1606FGr 23 , Horshey (e )1587 Stansf, 1643 PRHept , ' horse enclosure ' , v. hors , (ge)hæg .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name