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Survey of English Place-Names

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Clay Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Clayhowse 1419 YDi
  • Clayhouse 1654 WillS

Etymology

, Clayhowse 1419YD i, Clayhouse 1654 WillS , v. clǣg , perhaps here used as a local surname , hūs , cf. Clay Ho 60infra ; the family del Clay is frequently named in fifteenth - and sixteenth - century deeds of Elland and district ( cf. PT (HAS) 5 ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name