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.

Callow

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hathersage

Historical Forms

  • Caldalawe 1101–8 RegLich
  • Caldelawe 1208 FF
  • Caldelouwe 1281 ib
  • Callowe 1663 CPG

Etymology

Callow, Caldalawe 1101–8 RegLich, Caldelawe 1208 FF, Caldelouwe 1281 ib, Callowe 1663CPG . 'Cold hill', v. cald , hlāw , and cf. Callow infra 354.