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.

Cowgate

Other OS name in the Parish of Holme St Cuthbert

Historical Forms

  • Cowgate 1636 CWi
  • Cowyeat 1669 PR(Bridekirk)

Etymology

is Cowgate 1636 CW i, Cowyeat 1669 PR (Bridekirk) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement