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Survey of English Place-Names

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Elland Scholes

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Scoles 13 YDi 1362 FF
  • Scholes 1822 Langd

Etymology

Elland Scholes, Scoles 13 YD i, 1362 FF, Scholes 1822 Langd.v. skáli 'a shed', and Elland 43supra ; it is some distance from Elland and the affix may therefore be a surname.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement