This month the posts will concentrate on the area where the Yorkshire Hileys originated.
George Redmonds, the expert on Yorkshire surnames, said that the Hiley name came from High Lee in Luddenden. Go back to the post of 10th February 2019 for more about the origin of the name.
J.F. Myers produced a map of the Parish of Halifax in 1834-1835. An extract from it is shown below.
High Lee is situated on the Sowerby hillside to the west of Luddenden Foot across the Calder valley. Strangely it seems to be marked as 'Higher Lee', a name not seen anywhere else.
The map is held by the Halifax Antiquarian Society and the digital image belongs to the Digital Archives Association (www.digitalarchives.co.uk). Permission to show this extract has been given by both of these organisations.
You will need to click on the map to enlarge it.
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| Myers map of Halifax |
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