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Survey of English Place-Names

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Threap Croft

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • (le) Threpcroft c.1330 YDiv 1331 WCR 1515 HAS
  • Threapecrofte 1636 WillY

Etymology

Threap Croft, (le ) Threpcroft c. 1330 YD iv, 1331 WCR, 1515 HAS 28, 321, Threapecrofte 1636 WillY. 'Croft over which there was a dispute', v. þrēap , croft , cf. Threapland (Cracoe) pt. vi infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement