Peter - it will be Halmerend, Halmer End or Halmer's End. Best wishes David Moore Peter Gainsborough wrote: > Hi Listers, > > I'm new to this list and would appreciate help with deciphering a placename which appears on a birth certificate I received this morning. > > The place looks like "Halmaford" apparently near Audley, Staffs. > > TIA > > Peter Gainsborough > (Croydon, Surrey)