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Goat Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • (Lower) Gootehouse 1586 WillY
  • Gate House 1604 WB34
  • Layher Gotehouse 1614 HAS

Etymology

, 1663 HAS 15, 157 , 1667 PREll , (Lower ) Gootehouse 1586 WillY, Gate House 1604WB 34, Layher Gotehouse 1614 HAS44, 1 , v. gāt ' goat ' , hūs .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name