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.

Haigh Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Huddersfield

Historical Forms

  • Netherhaigh 1455 DodsN
  • Haighehous 1592 WillY
  • Haigh Howse 1635 ib
  • Ha(i)ghous(e) 1645,1656 PREll
  • Ha(i)g House 1817 M

Etymology

Haigh Ho, Netherhaigh 1455 DodsN, Haighehous 1592 WillY, Haigh Howse 1635 ib, Ha (i )ghous (e )1645, 1656 PREll, Ha (i )g House 1817 M, v. haga 'enclosure', hūs .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site