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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hey Slack

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkburton

Historical Forms

  • Heyslackes 1640 WillY
  • Hay Slack(s) 1709 WMB 1771 M

Etymology

, Heyslackes 1640 WillY, Hay Slack (s )1709 WMB, 1771 M , v. prec. , slakki ' a hollow, a depression ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site