Heptonstall

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Calderdale district, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD988279).

OriginOld English hēope →
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Meanings

proper nounHeptonstall (countable and uncountable, plural Heptonstalls)

plural Heptonstalls · alternative Heppenstall

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Calderdale district, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD988279).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhēope“rosehip”
  2. EnglishHeptonstall

From Old English hēope (“rosehip”) or hēopa (“dog-rose, bramble”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”) + steall (“stable”).

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APA

Heptonstall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heptonstall

MLA

“Heptonstall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heptonstall. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Heptonstall,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heptonstall.

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