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.

Ure Head

Early-attested site in the Parish of Aysgarth

Historical Forms

  • Yore(s)heued 13 RichReg

Etymology

'Head (i.e. source) of the river Ure' v. heafod .