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.

Howgill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Aysgarth

Historical Forms

  • Hol(e)gil 1218 FF 1338 Pat
  • Howgill 1607 NR

Etymology

'Hollow ravine' v. hol , gil .