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Pelutho

Other OS name in the Parish of Holme St Cuthbert

Historical Forms

  • Pellethowe 1538 MinAcct
  • Pellathow 1552 March
  • Pelutho 1575 HolmC
  • Pellatho(e) 1596 CWi 1692 Ct
  • Pellathaw 1649 ParlSurv
  • Pellatha 1652 CWxxi

Etymology

[ peləte, pelidə ] is Pellethowe 1538MinAcct , Pellathow 1552 March, Pelutho 1575 HolmC, Pellatho (e )1596 CW i, 1692Ct , Pellathaw 1649ParlSurv , Pellatha 1652 CW xxi . The second element is haugr . The first element may be pilloats , ' oats whose huskspeel off ' ( Studies 105 – 6 ) .