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Cock Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Cockell 1556 HAS
  • Cockill Slacke 1584 WYD
  • Kokhill 1631 HAS

Etymology

, 1675 Og , Cockell 1556 HAS 13, 256, Cockill Slacke 1584 WYD, Kokhill 1631 HAS 13,258 , v. cocc 1 ' hillock ' , hyll , slakki ' a hollow ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name