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Survey of English Place-Names

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Washer Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Wescherlane 1535 HAS
  • Weshar Lane 1536 Rent
  • Wesherloyne 1553 HAS
  • Washerlane 1649 WillY

Etymology

, Wescherlane 1535 HAS 25, 2, Weshar Lane 1536 Rent, Wesherloyne 1553 HAS 8, 82, Washerlane 1649 WillY , ME  waschere ' a washer ' ( of sheep , cloth , etc . ) , perhaps used as a surname , lane .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement