English Place-name Society

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.

Carr Laith

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Car Laith 1843 O.S.
  • Karre 1543 YDi
  • Nether & Over Carr 1578 ib

Etymology

, Car Laith 1843O.S., named from Karre 1543 YD i, Nether & Over Carr 1578 ib , v. kjarr ' marsh ' , hlaða ' barn ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name