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Staups Common

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Staupes 1612 HAS
  • Staupes House 1834 M
  • Stawpes 1649 YAS
  • Stoops 1709 WMB

Etymology

, Staupes 1612 HAS 6, 141,Staupes House 1834M , Stawpes 1649YAS 43, Stoops 1709 WMB , v. stolpi ' a stake, a post ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name