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.

Cowling Head

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kildwick

Historical Forms

  • Cawelinghedde 1540 MinAcct
  • Col(l)ynghead(e), Col(l)inghead(e) 1579 PRKld 1589 WillY 1618 FF
  • Cowlingheade 1592 WillY

Etymology

Cowling Head (lost), Cawelinghedde 1540MinAcct , Col (l )ynghead (e ), Col (l )inghead (e )1579 PRKld, 1589 WillY, 1618 FF, Cowlingheade 1592 WillY.v. Cowling (supra ), hēafod 'a projecting hill-side'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name