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.

Elbow

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Etymology

, 1775 HAS 15, 315 , ME  elbowe ' elbow ' , here referring to a bend in the road called Elbow Lane .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name