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Barrowclough Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Barowchag' 1379 PT
  • Barrowclough 1693 Rent70

Etymology

, Barowchag ' (sic) 1379 PT (p), Barrowclough 1693 Rent 70 , cf. Barracloughfield (belonging to Daniel Barraclough ) 1637 SheffMisc227 ; cf. also the local surname Barrowclough ( Reaney 22 ) ; v. bearu ' grove ' , clōh ' dell ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name