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.

Hebden Bank, Hebden Beck, Hebden Bridge, Hebden Hippings & Hebden Moor

Other OS name in the Parish of Linton

Historical Forms

  • Hebden banke 1664 PRLnt
  • Hebbedenebeck 1293 Ass7
  • moram de Hebbeden 1471 FountPres
  • Hebden more 1631 PRLnt
  • Hebden mooreside 1658 WillS

Etymology

( Hebden banke 1664 PRLnt ) ( Hebbedenebeck 1293Ass 7 ) ( 1849TA 79 ) ( moram de Hebbeden 1471FountPres 66, Hebden more 1631 PRLnt, Hebden mooreside 1658 WillS ) , v. banke , bekkr , hypping ' stepping stone ' , mōr .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site