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Deadwife Clough

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Ded(e)quencloht 1434 WCR
  • Ded(e)quencloche 1462 MinAcct
  • Dedesclough 1492 MinAcct
  • Ded(e)wifecloghe, Ded(e)wyfecloghe 1499 WCR3d 1505 1509 HAS

Etymology

Deadwife Clough (lost), Ded (e )quencloht 1434WCR , Ded (e )quencloche 1462MinAcct , Dedesclough 1492MinAcct , Ded (e )wifecloghe , Ded (e )wyfecloghe 1499WCR 3d, 1505 ib, 1509 HAS 21, 6, cf. also le Dedequenerode 1297 WCR. 'Dead woman dell', v. dēad , cwene (replaced by wīf 'woman'), clōh . It was the small valley at Nether Ends (cf. HAS 8, 70).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement