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.

Slack

Other OS name in the Parish of Sandal Magna

Historical Forms

  • Humble Slack 1638 WillY
  • the Slack 1709 WMB

Etymology

, Humble Slack 1638 WillY, the Slack 1709 WMB , v. slakki ' hollow in a hillside ' , and Humley Hillsupra .