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Ellen Holme

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Ellynholme 1492 MinAcct
  • Ellingholme 1624 Greave 1758 TaxS

Etymology

, 1775 HAS 15, 316 , Ellynholme 1492MinAcct , Ellingholme 1624 Greave, 1758 TaxS , the ME  fem. pers.n. Ellen , holmr ' water-meadow ' , cf. Ellen Royd 134supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name