Soap Ho
Other OS name in the Parish of Dewsbury
Historical Forms
- Sopehowse als. Blackhowse 1641 WillY
- Sopehouse 1705 Arm
- Sawghous in Hertysheade 1563 Arm
- Sowghouse 1567 ib
Etymology
, 1774 PRHtsd , Sopehowse als. Blackhowse 1641 WillY, Sopehouse 1705 Arm, probably 'a house wheresoap was made', from OE sāp , ME sope , hūs, but it is possibly anadaptation of Sawghous in Hertysheade 1563 Arm, Sowghouse 1567 ib , in which case it is from sogh ' swamp ' ; topographically , however , the identification is unlikely .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Alegar Bank Wood
- Birkby Hall, Birkby Lane (Head)
- Birk Hey Wood
- Birkhouse
- Blake Law
- Cam Lane
- Cannon Hall
- Castle Hill
- Cherry Hall
- Clifton Beck
- Clifton Common
- Clifton Wood (Head)
- Clough
- Coal Pit Lane
- Coates Pit
- Cock Walk Wood
- Common End
- Doles Lane
- Flatts Pit
- Gin Pit Hill
- Green Fm
- Harefield Fm
- Harts Hole
- High Moor Lane
- Hole Bottom
- The Lees
- Whitaker Pits
- Beggerington
- Brook Shrogg
- Church Fm
- Common Bottom, Common Side
- Cross Hill Lane
- Crow Trees
- Dockentail
- Fall Fm
- Freak Field Lane
- Hartshead Hall
- Hollin Wood
- Lady Well
- Little Thorpe
- Littleworth
- Park Bottom
- Brier Hill
- Lawn Wood
- Manor Ho
- Mill Hill Lane
- Nun Bank Wood
- Nun Brook
- Oak Hill Bank
- Obelisk Grove
- Ox Pit
- Pond Fm
- Robin Hood's Grave
- Rock Hole
- Town Gate
- Walton Cross
- Woodhead Well
- Sepulchre
- Stocks
- Stubbins Plant
- Swamp Lane
- Yewtree Ho
- Brake Head
- Kirklees Hall, Kirklees Park
- Whinchat Hall
- Peep Green Lane
- Jay Ho
- Lower Hall
- Windy Bank
- School Green
- Parkin Hall