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Oaken Clough

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Okencloghe 1499 WCR4
  • Okeinge Clough 1624 Greave

Etymology

, 1839ValS , Okencloghe 1499WCR 4, Okeinge Clough 1624Greave , ' valley growing with oaks ' , v. ācen , clōh .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name