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Hathershelf Scout, Great Scout, Little Scout

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Haderschefschowt (sic) 1445 WCR1d
  • Skout 1492 MinAcct
  • Scoyte 1536 Stansf
  • (ye) Scoute 1624 Greave
  • Scowte 1648 WillY
  • (the) Scout 1709 WMB
  • Hathershelf Scout 1710 HAS
  • Greater & Lesser Scout 1758 TaxS

Etymology

Hathershelf Scout, Great Scout, Little Scout, Haderschefschowt (sic)1445WCR 1d, Skout 1492MinAcct , Scoyte 1536 Stansf, (ye ) Scoute 1624 Greave, Scowte 1648 WillY, (the ) Scout 1709 WMB, Hathershelf Scout 1710 HAS 18, 21, Greater & Lesser Scout 1758 TaxS. v. skúti 'a projecting cliff, overhanging rock', referring here to a precipitous rocky declivity (with old quarries); v. Hathershelf supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement