English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Claremount

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Clare-hill 1822 Langd

Etymology

, Clare-hill 1822 Langd , formerly Clegcliff ( HAS 7, 94 ) from ON  *klegg ' clay ' or kleggi ' haystack,hill ' ( cf. Cleggcliffe 91 supra ) , clif .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name