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.

Cams House

Early-attested site in the Parish of Aysgarth

Historical Forms

  • Camb 1218 FF 1308 Ch
  • Cambehous 1301 LS

Etymology

'House on the ridge' v. camb , hus and Cams Head 194supra .