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Peel Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Pelehous(e) 1536 Rent 1624 Greave
  • Peelehowse 1590 WillY
  • Radalphus Pele 1379 PT

Etymology

, 1703 HAS 20, 58 , Pelehous (e )1536 Rent, 1624 Greave,Peelehowse 1590 WillY, 'house with a palisade', v. pēl, hūs, butpossibly more directly from the local surname Peel (Radalphus Pele 1379 PT ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name