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.

two Closes

Field in the Parish of Brigsley

Historical Forms

two Closes e13 Newh

... called Land Closes 1699 Haigh

Land Close 1719 Haigh 1740 Haigh

Etymology

two Closes... called Land Closes 1699, Land Close 1719, 1740(v. land)

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement

Brigsley