Gannow
Early-attested site in the Parish of Killamarsh
Historical Forms
- Gannow(e) 1580 FF 1603 Ct
Etymology
Gannow (6″), Gannow (e )1580FF , 1603Ct , cf. Gunno flu (d )1577 Saxton, 1610 Speed (now County Dike), the stream-name being presumably from the p.n. This is another example of the fairly common p.n. Gannow and is no doubt to be connected with ME gannok perhaps in some such sense as 'shelter', v. gannok .