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.

Deep Clough

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • le Depeclogh c.1300 YDi
  • Depeclough 1406 Watson 1603 FGr
  • Deep(e) Clough 1568 Murg 1624 Greave 1709 WMB

Etymology

Deep Clough, le Depeclogh c. 1300 YD i, Depeclough 1406 Watson 315, 1603FGr 18, Deep (e ) Clough 1568Murg 19, 1624 Greave, 1709 WMB. 'The deep dell', v. dēop , clōh .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement