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.

Hob Tor

Other OS name in the Parish of Chapel en le Frith

Historical Forms

  • Hobbtors, Hobtorrs 1640 DuLaSC

Etymology

, Hobbtors , Hobtorrs 1640DuLaSC , v. torr ; hob is probably ' hobgoblin ' .