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Salter Lee

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Salterlay 1439 YDiii
  • Salterleys 1535 HAS
  • Salter Lee 1709 WMB

Etymology

, Salterlay 1439 YD iii, Salterleys 1535 HAS 6, 146, Salter Lee 1709 WMB , ' the salter's clearing ' , v. saltere ' a salter, salt-trader ' , perhaps as a surname , lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name