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Causewayhead

Other OS name in the Parish of Holme Low

Historical Forms

  • Causey Head 1665 CWi
  • Calseyhead 1684 1691 Ct
  • Causeway Head 1686–8 CWiii

Etymology

[ kɔˑzəhiˑd ] is Causey Head 1665 CW i, Calseyhead 1684 ib. iii, 1691Ct ,Causeway Head 1686–8 CW iii . Cf. Causy Flat 1538AOMB , Cawsey heade Lane 1649ParlSurv .