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Survey of English Place-Names

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Saughes Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Sawghshowse 1576 WillY
  • Sawghes 1585 FGr
  • Saughes 1625,1643 PRHept
  • Soughes 1657 Stansf 1687 HAS

Etymology

, Sawghshowse 1576 WillY, Sawghes 1585FGr 2,Saughes 1625, 1643 PRHept, Soughes 1657 Stansf, 1687 HAS 33, 31 , probably from salh ' willow ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name