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Giles Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Gileshouse 1529 HAS
  • Gills 1693 ib
  • Giles Farm 1701 HAS

Etymology

, 1817M , Gileshouse 1529 HAS 43, 87, Gills 1693 ib 89, Giles Farm 1701HAS 33, 180 , from the pers. n. or surname Giles ; there is a local tradition that it is named from a well dedicated to St Giles , but this is unlikely ( cf. HAS 43, 287 ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name