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.

Howden Clough

Early-attested site in the Parish of Birstall

Historical Forms

  • Holeden' 1202 FF
  • Holeden' banke 1338 YDvii
  • Holden Ed1 BM
  • Holden enge 1402 YDvii
  • Holden Clough 1675 Og
  • Holden Cluff 1771 M
  • Howden Clough 1843 TA291

Etymology

Howden Clough, Holeden '1202 FF, Holeden ' banke 1338 YD vii, Holden Ed 1 BM, Holden enge 1402 YD vii, Holden Clough 1675 Og, Holden Cluff 1771 M, Howden Clough 1843TA 291. 'Hollow valley', v. hol 2 , denu , clōh 'a dell', eng 'meadow'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name