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The Oak, Lower Oak

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • the Oke 1576 YDi
  • Oak(e) 1750 TaxS 1771 M
  • Lower Oak 1759 HAS

Etymology

, the Oke 1576 YD i, Oak (e )1750 TaxS,1771 M, Lower Oak 1759 HAS 16, 27 , v. āc ' oak-tree ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement