English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Black Chew Head

Other OS name in the Parish of Rochdale

Historical Forms

  • Blackchew-hede 1468 SadD

Etymology

, Blackchew-hede 1468 SadD , ' black valley head ' , v. blæc , cēo , hēafod , cf. Chew Brook infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement