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.

Malham Cove

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkby Malham

Historical Forms

  • Malham Cove(s) 1771,1817 M
  • Cove 1774 Raist
  • the Cove 1812 Whit

Etymology

Malham Cove, Malham Cove (s )1771, 1817 M, Cove 1774Raist , the Cove 1812 Whit. v. Malham supra and cofa , here used in its later sense of 'a recess in a steep hill-side' as in Hubbercove 105infra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site