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Survey of English Place-Names

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Heigh Head

Other OS name in the Parish of Clapham

Historical Forms

  • Heyhead 1655,1659 ib
  • High Head 1737 PRThn

Etymology

, 1675 PR , Heyhead 1655, 1659 ib, High Head 1737 PRThn , v. hēah ' high ' , hēafod .

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

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