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Survey of English Place-Names

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Whirlaw

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Wharlow 1592 Stansf
  • Hoorlaw 1719 ib
  • Worelaw 1726 HAS
  • Whole Law 1751 Rent

Etymology

, Wharlow 1592 Stansf, Hoorlaw 1719 ib, Worelaw 1726 HAS 16, 175, Whole Law 1751 Rent , probably ' boundary mound ' , v. hār , hlāw .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name