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Survey of English Place-Names

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Head House Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Mapperley

Historical Forms

  • Headhouses 1542 Middleton
  • the Headhouse 1660 DbAnsvii

Etymology

, Headhouses 1542Middleton , the Headhouse 1660 DbAns vii , cf. (del ) Heued Hy 3WollCh , ' the headland ' , v. hēafod , hūs .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement