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Survey of English Place-Names

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Banner Cross

Other OS name in the Parish of Sheffield

Etymology

, Jas 1 Hlm , 1771 M , cf. Bonnerfeld , Bannerfeld 1495Hlm, 1585Dep , from ME , OFr  baneur ' a standard-bearer ' ( possibly used as a surname ) or ME , OFr  banere ' a banner ' , v. cros , feld .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name