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.

Car Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rotherham

Historical Forms

  • Kerhous 1347 Baild
  • Carre hows 1430 YDviii
  • Carhouse(s) 1433,1435 Hall Chas1 Rent
  • lez Carrehous 1498 Testiv

Etymology

Car Ho, Kerhous 1347 Baild, Carre hows 1430 YD viii, Carhouse (s )1433, 1435 Hall, Chas 1Rent , lez Carrehous 1498 Test iv. 'House near the marsh', v. kjarr , hūs ; cf. Kerre 1379 PT (p).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name