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Mansfield Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Moundsellhouse 1520 HAS
  • Mansillhous 1556 ib
  • Monsell Howse 1574 WillY
  • Higher & Lower Monsel 1830 Sav
  • Mansefield, Monsfield House 1590,1674 HAS

Etymology

, Moundsellhouse 1520 HAS 27, 152, Mansillhous 1556 ib, Monsell Howse 1574 WillY, Higher & Lower Monsel 1830Sav , Mansefield , Monsfield House 1590, 1674 HAS 27, 154–6 , from the family name of John Maunsell of Wakefield who in 1435 made a grant of his lands in Wadsworth which were held by Anabelle Maunsell ( HAS 27, 151 ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name