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.

Ulshaw Bridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thornton Steward

Historical Forms

  • Wolueshowe 1158 RichReg
  • Ulveshowe 1246 FF 1285 KI e.14 RichReg
  • Ulschowe 1319 RichReg
  • Ulsogh 1427 Archd
  • Ulsey 1605 NR
  • Howsey 1614 NR
  • Ulsa al. Owsa 1623 NR

Etymology

'Ulf's mound' from ON  Úlfr and haugr. There are still traces of an earthwork at Ulshaw. The first form suggests OE  Wulf . Cf. Ousey Carr 196supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement