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Survey of English Place-Names

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Horse Godly

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Osgodley(e), Osgodlay 1539,1544,1593 YDi
  • Horse Godley 1851 TA346

Etymology

Horse Godly, Osgodley (e ), Osgodlay 1539, 1544, 1593 YD i, Horse Godley 1851TA 346. 'Osgod's clearing', v. lēah . The ME  pers.n. Osgod is an anglicised form of ON  Ásgautr (cf. Osgold Cross ii, 79 supra ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement