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.

Causey Brow

Other OS name in the Parish of Appleby St Lawrence

Historical Forms

  • Calveshon (sic for Calveshou) 1256 Weth
  • Caseway-Close 1704 Terr

Etymology

, 1859OS , possibly identical with Calveshon (sic for Calveshou )1256 Weth 367, Caseway -Close 1704Terr , ' calf's hill ' , v. calf , haugr .