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Survey of English Place-Names

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Otter Lee

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Etymology

, 1709 WMB , 1750 TaxS ; the first el . is unlikely to be OE  oter ' an otter ' as this place is high on a hill - side and near no stream , but it could be the surname Otter ( ultimately from ON  Óttarr ) , v. lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name