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.

Pierce Close

Other OS name in the Parish of Keighley

Historical Forms

  • Piers close 1467 WillYk
  • Pearceclose 1645 PRKy

Etymology

, Piers close 1467 WillYk, Pearceclose 1645 PRKy , from the ME  pers.n.Pers , clos .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement