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Clappers

Other OS name in the Parish of Tankersley

Historical Forms

  • Clappoth Close 1684 WharnSurv
  • Clap(p)er H(ouse) 1771 M 1841 TA

Etymology

, Clappoth Close 1684WharnSurv 72, Clap (p )er H (ouse )1771 M, 1841TA ; from its lofty situation on a steep hillside this cannot be ME  clapper ' a rough bridge ' ; it is ME  clapere ' rabbit hole,fox's earth ' .