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Survey of English Place-Names

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Mutter Hole

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Motherholl(e) 1536 Rent
  • Motherholl(e) als. Paleshouse 1536 Stansf
  • Mutterhoile 1628 FGr 1653,1659 PRHept
  • Mutterhole 1637 WillY 1643 PRHept 1751 Rent

Etymology

Mutter Hole (lost), Motherholl (e )1536 Rent, Motherholl (e )als. Paleshouse 1536 Stansf, Mutterhoile 1628FGr 22, 1653, 1659 PRHept, Mutterhole 1637 WillY, 1643 PRHept, 1751 Rent. The first el. is uncertain, but it could be connected with ME  motere 'to mutter' or with dial. mutter '(of the soil) to crumble', v. hol 1 'a hollow'. The place seems to have been near Palace Ho infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement