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Survey of English Place-Names

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Kitten Clough

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Cytlin-clough 1775 Watson
  • Kitling Clough 1797 Surv

Etymology

, Cytlin-clough 1775 Watson 759, Kitling Clough 1797Surv , dial . kitling ( ME  kiteling ) ' a kitten ' , clōh ' dell ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name