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Survey of English Place-Names

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Kitson Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Kitsonwod 1571 WillY

Etymology

, 1714FGr 2 , Kitsonwod 1571 WillY , cf. also Kitson Royd 1719 Stansf , from the surname Kitson , wudu , rod 1 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name