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Souter Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Sowter house 1542 WillY 1646,1656 PRHept
  • Southerhouse 1624 Greave

Etymology

, 1571 Ct , 1608 Stansf , Sowter house 1542 WillY, 1646, 1656 PRHept, Southerhouse 1624 Greave , v. sūtere ' shoemaker ' ( perhaps as a surname ) , hūs , cf. Slaughter Ho149supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name