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Elland Edge

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Ealand Edg(e) 1675 Og 1762 PRMrf
  • Eland Edge Top 1685 PR

Etymology

, Ealand Edg (e )1675 Og, 1762PRMrf, Eland Edge Top 1685 PR , v. ecg ' edge ' , describing the long precipitous escarpment on the east of the township .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name