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.

Dean Clough

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Deyn Clough 1572 Ct
  • Dean Cloughe 1574 Ct 1587 WillY

Etymology

, Deyn Clough 1572 Ct, Dean Cloughe 1574 Ct, 1587 WillY , v. denu ' valley ' , clōh ' a dell ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name