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Saw Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Sollehill 1525 WCR2
  • Sarehoile 1517 HAS
  • Saerhill or Dean 1759 ib

Etymology

, 1750 TaxS , 1839ValS , possibly identical with Sollehill 1525WCR 2 or with Sarehoile 1517 HAS, Saerhill or Dean 1759 ib 16, 27 ( south of Deer Play and near Dean Ho ) ; the forms are uncertain .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement