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Thatcher Gate

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Theaker-Yate 1709 WMB
  • Theaker Gate 1758 TaxS
  • Thacker Gate 1839 ValS

Etymology

, Theaker -Yate 1709 WMB, Theaker Gate 1758 TaxS, Thacker Gate 1839ValS , dial . thacker ' a thatcher ' ( perhaps as a byname or surname ) , geat ' a gate ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name