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Turgate Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • via voc' Turfewey 1492 MinAcct
  • Turfegate 1492 1499 WCR4

Etymology

, via voc ' Turfewey 1492MinAcct , Turfegate 1492 ib, 1499WCR 4 , ' turf road ' , v. turf , gata ( replacing weg ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name