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Cawcliffe Rd

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Cawcliffe Ing-yate 1681 HAS 1775 Watson
  • Calcliffe 1742 Ct

Etymology

, Cawcliffe Ing-yate 1681 HAS 38, 287, 1775 Watson 2, Calcliffe 1742 Ct , v. clif , geat ; the first el . may be cald ' cold, exposed ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name