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.

Hurd Low

Early-attested site in the Parish of Castleton

Historical Forms

  • Horlowe 1327 SR 1341 HarlCh
  • Hurlow 1610 ShefMD
  • Hoordlow 1655 Bemrose

Etymology

Hurd Low, Horlowe 1327 SR (p), 1341HarlCh , Hurlow 1610ShefMD , Hoordlow 1655Bemrose . 'Grey hill', v. hār 2 , hlāw , a prominent exposure of darker limestone.